Legislative Bodies in India

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:

1. Delhi Vidhan Sabha
2. Bihar Vidhan Sabha
3. Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
4. Haryana Vidhan Sabha
5. Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
6. Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha
7. Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
8. Punjab Vidhan Sabha
9. Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
10. Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
11. Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad
12. Bihar Vidhan Parishad
13. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
14. Karnataka Legislative Council
15. Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council
16. Maharashtra Legislative Council
17. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
18. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
19. Gujarat Legislative Assembly
20. Goa Legislative Assembly
21. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
22. Karnataka Legislative Assembly
23. Assam Legislative Assembly
24. Kerala Legislative Assembly
25. Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
26. West Bengal Legislative Assembly
27. Orissa Legislative Assembly
28. Sikkim Legislative Assembly
29. Manipur Legislative Assembly
30. Tripura Legislative Assembly
31. Nagaland Legislative Assembly
32. Mizoram Legislative Assembly
33. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
34. Puducherry Legislative Assembly
35. Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
36. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Last Updated on 1st Oct 2012