Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal
Emblem of Maharashtra
Type
Type
HousesMaharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded1 May 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-05-01)
Leadership
C. P. Radhakrishnan
since 27 July 2024
Eknath Shinde, SHS Shinde Group
since 30 June 2022
Chair:
Neelam Gorhe (Additional Charge), SHS Shinde Group
Deputy Chair:
Neelam Gorhe , SHS Shinde Group
since 07 July 2022 and 24 June 2019
Leader:
Ambadas Danve, SHS (UBT)
Deputy Leader:
Bhai Jagtap , INC
since 09 August 2022 and 17 August 2022
Speaker:
Rahul Narwekar , BJP
Deputy Speaker:
Narhari Sitaram Zirwal , NCP
since 03 July 2022 and 14 March 2020
Structure
Seats366 (78 MLCs + 288 MLAs)
Elections
Single transferable vote
First-past-the-post
2020
21 October 2019
2022
October 2024
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session)
Website
Government of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Legislature
Constitution
Constitution of India

The Maharashtra Legislature (IAST: Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal) is the supreme legislative body of the state of Maharashtra. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Governor of Maharashtra and two houses, The Maharashtra Legislative Council (Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad) and The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha). The governor in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of legislature or to dissolve the Legislative Assembly.