The state of Rajasthan has a bicameral legislature-the Vidhan Sabha- Legislative Assembly and the Vidhan Parishad- Legislative Council.
The state with an area of 3, 42,239sq.km is divided into two types of constituencies- - the Parliamentary Constituency and the Assembly Constituency.
There are twenty-five Parliamentary Constituencies and two hundred Assembly Constituencies in its thirty-two districts. The Deputy Commissioner acts as R.O (Returning Officer) who is responsible for conducting elections in Rajasthan.
The predominant political parties in the state are the Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Other parties of Rajasthan include Communist Party of India (Marxist),Bahujan Samaj Party, Indian National Lok Dal , Janata Dal (United),Lok Jan Shakti Party, Rajasthan Samajik Nyaya Manch.
The Judiciary of Rajasthan consists of the High Court with its head quarters at Jodhpur and its bench in Jaipur, the Subordinate Judicial Service or the District Courts and Lok Adalats. The Rajasthan High Court exercises original jurisdiction in the state and came into existence on June 21, 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. At present, Rajasthan High Court has its principal Seat in Jodhpur with a bench in Jaipur, the state capital.
Rajasthan Police is the agency that enforces law for the state and currently has strength of 70000. The police administration encompasses 39 police districts, 711 police stations, 172 circles and 788 out-posts. There are also12 women Police Stations.
Rajasthan is one of the foremost states that initiated the system of local government and the first Panchayat was inaugurated by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on 2nd October 1959 at Naugaur. Currently Rajasthan has 32 districts that are divided into 241 tehsils, 237 Panchayat Samities , 9,184 village panchayats and 183 municipalities.
Last Updated on : 01 December 2011
