| Assam Legislative Assembly অসম বিধানসভা |
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|---|---|
| 13th Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the Assembly | Pranab Gogoi, Congress since 2011 |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Kumar Gogoi, Congress since 2011 |
| Members | 126 |
| Political groups | Indian National Congress Asom Gana Parishad Bharatiya Janata Party Assam United Democratic Front |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | First-past-the-post |
| Last election | 2006 |
| Meeting place | |
| Dispur | |
| Website | |
| http://assamassembly.nic.in | |
The Assam Legislative Assembly (Assamese: অসম বিধানসভা) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital of Assam. The legislative assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
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According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came in to existence in 1937. The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly took place on April 7, 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had the strength of 108 members.
The following is the list of the speakers of Assam Legislative Assembly[1]:
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babu Basanta Kumar Das | 7 April 1937 | 11 March 1946 | |
| 2 | Debeswar Sarmah | 12 March 1946 | 10 October 1947 | |
| 3 | Laksheswar Barooah | 5 November 1947 | 3 March 1952 |
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuladhar Chaliha | 5 March 1952 | 7 June 1957 | |
| 2 | Dev Kant Barooah | 8 June 1957 | 15 September 1959 | |
| 3 | Mahendra Mohan Choudhury | 9 December 1959 | 19 March 1967 | |
| 4 | Hareswar Goswami | 20 March 1967 | 10 May 1968 | |
| 5 | Mahi Kanta Das | 27 August 1968 | 21 March 1972 | |
| 6 | Ramesh Chandra Barooah | 22 March 1972 | 20 March 1978 | |
| 7 | Jogendra Nath Hazarika | 21 March 1978 | 4 September 1979 | |
| 8 | Sheikh Chand Mohammad | 7 November 1979 | 7 January 1986 | |
| 9 | Pulakesh Barua | 9 January 1986 | 27 July 1991 | |
| 10 | Jiba Kanta Gogoi | 29 July 1991 | 9 December 1992 | |
| 11 | Debesh Chandra Chakravorty | 21 December 1992 | 11 June 1996 | |
| 12 | Ganesh Kutum | 12 June 1996 | 24 May 2001 | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 13 | Prithibi Majhi | 30 May 2001 | 19 May 2006 | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Tanka Bahadur Rai | 29 May 2006 | Indian National Congress | |
| 15 | Pranab Kumar Gogoi[2] | 6 June 2011 | Indian National Congress |
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