The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra Vidhānasabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur. Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it constitutes the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in November 2024.
List of assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present): AssemblyYearSpeakerChief MinisterSeats1st1960S. L. Silam (INC)Yashwantrao Chavan (INC)*INC had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections. INC: 135; IND: 34; PSP: 33; PWP: 31; CPI: 13; SCF: 13; BJS: 4; HMS: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats).2nd1962Balasaheb Bharde (INC)Yashwantrao Chavan (INC)Marotrao Kannamwar (INC)P. K. Sawant (INC)Vasantrao Naik (INC)INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264.3rd1967Balasaheb Bharde (INC)Vasantrao Naik (INC)INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270.4th1972S. K. Wankhede (INC)Balasaheb Desai (INC)Vasantrao Naik (INC)Shankarrao Chavan (INC)Vasantdada Patil (INC)INC: 222; IND: 23; PWP: 7; BJS: 5; Socialist: 3; CPI: 2; AIFB: 2; RPI: 2; CPM: 1; IUML: 1; BKD: 1; SHS: 1. Total: 270.5th1978Shivraj Patil (INC)Pranlal Vora (INC)Vasantdada Patil (INC(U))Sharad Pawar (IC(S))JP: 99; INC: 69; INC(I): 62; IND: 28; PWP: 13; CPM: 9; AIFB: 3; RPI: 2; RPI(K): 2; CPI: 1; Total: 288. Post-poll INC + INC(I) Front.6th1980Sharad Dighe (INC)A. R. Antulay (INC)Babasaheb Bhosale (INC)Vasantdada Patil (INC)INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288.7th1985Shankarrao Jagtap (INC)Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (INC)Shankarrao Chavan (INC)Sharad Pawar (INC)INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288.8th1990Madhukarrao Chaudhari (INC)Sharad Pawar (INC)Sudhakarrao Naik (INC)Sharad Pawar (INC)INC: 141; SHS: 52; BJP: 42; JD: 24; IND: 13; PWP: 8; CPM: 3; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; IUML: 1; ICS(SCS): 1; Total: 288.9th1995Dattaji Nalawade (SHS)Manohar Joshi (SHS)Narayan Rane (SHS)INC: 80; SHS: 73; BJP: 65; IND: 45; JD: 11; PWP: 6; CPM: 3; SP: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; NVAS: 1; Total: 288.10th1999Arun Gujarathi (NCP)Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC)Sushilkumar Shinde (INC)INC: 75; SHS: 69; NCP: 58; BJP: 56; IND: 12; PWP: 5; BBM: 3; CPM: 2; JD(S): 1;SP: 2; RPI: 1; GGP: 1; Native People's Party: 1; SJP (Maharashtra): 1; Total: 288. Post-poll INC + NCP Front.11th2004Babasaheb Kupekar (NCP)Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC)Ashok Chavan (INC)NCP: 71; INC: 69; SHS: 62; BJP: 54; IND: 19; Jan Surajya Shakti: 4; CPM: 3; PWP: 2; BBM: 1; RPI(A): 1; ABHS: 1; STBP: 1; Total: 288.12th2009Dilip Walse-Patil (NCP)Ashok Chavan (INC)Prithviraj Chavan (INC)INC: 82; NCP: 62; BJP: 46; SHS: 44; IND: 24; MNS: 13; PWP: 4; SP: 4; JSS: 2; BVA: 2; CPM: 1; BBM: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288.13th2014Haribhau Bagade (BJP)Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)BJP: 122; SHS: 63; INC: 42; NCP: 41; IND: 7; PWP: 3; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; CPM: 1; MNS: 1; SP: 1; BBM: 1; RSPS: 1; Total: 288.14th2019Nana Patole (INC)Rahul Narwekar (BJP)Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)Uddhav Thackeray (SHS)Eknath Shinde (SHS)BJP: 106; SHS: 56; NCP: 53; INC: 44; IND: 13; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; SP: 2; PHJSP: 2; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; MNS: 1; JSS: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; KSP: 1; Total: 288. Post Poll Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance 15th2024Rahul Narwekar (BJP)Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)BJP: 132; SHS: 57; NCP: 41; SS (UBT): 20; INC: 16; NCP (SP): 10; IND: 2; JSS: 2; SP: 2; AIMIM: 1; RYSP: 1; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; RSVA: 1; RSPS:1; Total: 288. Maha Yuti Alliance
Office bearers TitlePortraitNameSinceGovernor Jishnu Dev Varma10 March 2026SpeakerRahul Narwekar9 December 2024Deputy SpeakerAnna Bansode25 March 2025Leader of the House (Chief Minister) Devendra Fadnavis5 December 2024Deputy Chief Minister&Eknath Shinde & Sunetra Pawar5 December 2024 & 31 January 2026Leader of Oppositionvacant
Sessions The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Legislature Leaders House Leader Portrait SinceLeader of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly PartyGroup Leader of Legislative Assembly BJP PartyDevendra Fadnavis26 November 2024Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SHS PartyEknath Shinde26 November 2024Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP PartySunetra Ajit Pawar 31 January 2026 Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SS(UBT) PartyAaditya Thackeray 26 November 2024Group Leader of Legislative Assembly Congress PartyVijay Wadettiwar 13 February 2025Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP(SP) PartyJitendra Awhad 1 December 2024
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
Bombay Legislative Assembly Legislature of Maharashtra Elections in Maharashtra List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad List of governors of Maharashtra List of chief ministers of Maharashtra List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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References
External links Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website