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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Shibpur area of Howrah. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies ...
The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. [1]
West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12 Member Legislative Council for Bengal Presidency was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members.
The Speaker of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha has to be an MLA. The current speaker, Biman Banerjee, is the MLA from the Baruipur Paschim constituency. [9] To become the Speaker of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha, a person must be a citizen of India, not less than 25 years of age. [10] He should be mentally sound and should not be bankrupt.
Writers' Building, an 18th-century Company-era construction in Kolkata, traditionally served as the office of West Bengal's chief minister. The first Premier of West Bengal since Independence, Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, at Writers' in 1947 The State Emblem of India. West Bengal has come under President's rule on four occasions, all between 1968 ...
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election ← 2016 27 March – 29 April 2021 (292 seats) 30 September 2021 (2 remaining seats) 2026 → ← outgoing members elected members → 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Registered 72,924,106 Turnout 82.30% (0.72 pp) Majority party Minority party Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh Party ...
Calcutta North West: Ashok Kumar Sen Indian National Congress (I) Calcutta South West: Biren Roy Independent: Contai: Pramathanath Banerjee Praja Socialist Party: Cooch Behar (SC) Santosh Kumar Banerjea Indian National Congress: Upendranath Barman Indian National Congress: Darjeeling: T. Manaen Indian National Congress: Ghatal: Nikunja Bihari Maiti
The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. It is fully funded by the Central Government, unlike some other welfare programs where the Union government shares costs with the State Governments. Allocation of funds for NSAP by Government of India between 2009–10 and 2014–15 (in Crore Rs.): [9]