The Legislative bodies in India form a part of the Indian democratic framework. The legislatures are headed by a number of Presiding Officers. The current Chairman of the Conference of the Presiding Officers is Honorable Shri Somnath Chatterjee.
The Legislative bodies in India are also known by their more common name: Parliament. The Legislature has members who are democratically elected by the Indian election process. The members of the Indian Legislative bodies debate and vote on the bills that are placed before the house. There are two Union Legislative bodies in India, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. Rajya Sabha is the Council of States. Lok Sabha is the House of the People.
The names of State legislatures are mentioned below:
- Delhi Vidhan Sabha
- Bihar Vidhan Sabha
- Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- Haryana Vidhan Sabha
- Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
- Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha
- Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- Punjab Vidhan Sabha
- Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
- Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad
- Bihar Vidhan Parishad
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
- Karnataka Legislative Council
- Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council
- Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Gujarat Legislative Assembly
- Goa Legislative Assembly
- Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- Assam Legislative Assembly
- Kerala Legislative Assembly
- Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
- West Bengal Legislative Assembly
- Orissa Legislative Assembly
- Sikkim Legislative Assembly
- Manipur Legislative Assembly
- Tripura Legislative Assembly
- Nagaland Legislative Assembly
- Mizoram Legislative Assembly
- Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Last Updated on 1st Oct 2012
