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name	Punjab Legislative Assembly| coa_pic = Punjab Legislative Assembly logo.png| coa_res = | legislature = 16th Punjab Assembly| session_room = Assembly 09.jpg| established = 1952| preceded_by = Interim East Punjab Assembly| house_type = Unicameral| term_length = 5 years; renewable List of governors of Punjab, India>Governor| leader1 = Banwarilal Purohit| party1 = | election1 = 31 August 2021 List of Speakers of Punjab Legislative Assembly#Speaker>Speaker| leader2 = Kultar Singh Sandhwan Aam Aadmi Party>AAP| election2 = 21 March 2022 List of Speakers of Punjab Legislative Assembly#Deputy Speaker>Deputy Speaker| leader3 = Jai Krishan Singh Aam Aadmi Party>AAP| election3 = 30 June 2022 List of chief ministers of Punjab, India#Leader of the House>Leader of the House(Chief Minister)| leader4 = Bhagwant Mann Aam Admi Party>AAP| election4 = 16 March 2022 Government of Punjab, India>Deputy Leader of the House(Cabinet Minister)| leader5 = Harpal Singh Cheema Aam Aadmi Party>AAP| election5 = 21 March 2022 Government of Punjab, India>Minister of Legislative Affairs| leader6 = Balkar Singh Aam Admi Party>AAP| election6 = 31 May 2023 List of Leader of Opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly>Leader of the Opposition| leader7 = Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress>INC| election7 = 9 April 2022 List of Leader of Opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly>Deputy Leader of Opposition| leader8 = Vacant Indian National Congress>INC| election8 = 16 March 2024| structure1 = India Punjab Vidhan Sabha 2022.svg| structure1_res = 300px| members = 117| political_groups1 = Government (91) }} AAP (91) Official Opposition (16) {{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} INC (15) Other opposition (8) {{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} BJP (2) {{Color box|{{Party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}}} SAD (3) {{Color box|{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} BSP (1) {{Color box|{{Party color|Independent politician}}}} IND (3)WEB,weblink Congress suspends Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar for 'anti-party' activities, Hindustan Times, 20 August 2023		WORK=INDIAN EXPRESS, 25 April 2024, Vacant (2) {{Color box|{{Party color|Vacant}}}} Vacant (2)| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post	1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election>26 March 1952	2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election>20 February 2022	2027 Punjab Legislative Assembly election>February 2027 or earlier	Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh)>Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India	weblink|Punjab Legislative Assembly}}| constitution = Constitution of India}}The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The Speaker of the sixteenth assembly is Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh. History In the British Raj, an Executive Council was formed under The Indian Councils Act, 1861. It was only under the Government of India Act 1919 that a Legislative Council was set up in Punjab. Later, under the Government of India Act 1935, the Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted with a membership of 175. It was summoned for the first time on 1 April 1937. In 1947, Punjab Province was partitioned into West Punjab and East Punjab and the East Punjab Legislative Assembly was formed, the forerunner of the current assembly consisting of 79 members.After the independence of India, on 15 July 1948, eight princely states of East Punjab grouped together to form a single state, Patiala and East Punjab States Union. The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 that state was largely merged into Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51. Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha was grown by 50 seats to 104 seats. On 1 January 1970, the Vidhan Parishad was abolished leaving the state with a unicameral legislature.WEB, Punjab Legislative Assembly,weblink legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in, 16 January 2020, Legislature The legislature comprises the governor and the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age. The current assembly consists of 117 elected members. The elected members select one of its own members as its chairperson who is called the speaker of the assembly. The speaker is assisted by the deputy speaker who is also elected by the members. The conduct of a meeting in the house is the responsibility of the speaker.The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by the governor before it becomes applicable.The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.WEB, Kerala Government – Legislature,weblink Kerala Niyamasabha, 17 March 2022, 8 December 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121208011357weblink">weblink dead, Sixteenth Assembly {{transcluded section|source=16th Punjab Assembly}}{{#section:Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly|Composition of Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly}} Past election results {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Years
96	13! rowspan="14" |~! rowspan="7" |~|9|8!126
120!^|13|21! rowspan="2" |154
90	19|18|27
48!^	9	47! rowspan="3" |104
38	43|4|17
66	24|3|11
17	58|2|40! rowspan="10" |117
63	37|1|2|14
32	73|6|4|2
87|3|6|4	20
14	75	18|6|4
62	41|3|9|2
44	49	19|5|0
46	56	12|3|0
77|15	20|3|0|2
18|3	92|2|1|1

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List of Punjab Legislative Assemblies

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See also

• PEPSU
• Interim East Punjab Assembly
• Elections in Punjab
• List of governors of Punjab (India)
• List of constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly
• List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India
• List of speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly

References

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External links

• WEB, Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections,weblink eci.gov.in, Election Commission of India, 14 March 2022,

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