Andhra Pradesh Legislature
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The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and is composed of an
- Appointed Governor of Andhra
- The indirectly-elected Andhra Sasana Mandali
- The popularly-elected Andhra Sasana Sabha.
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Andhra Pradesh Legislature ఆంధ్ర శాసనాంగాలు Āndhra Śāsanaṅgālu | |
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Type | |
Type | Bicameral Legislature of the Andhra Pradesh |
Houses | Śāsana Manḍali (Upper House) Saasana Sabha (Lower House) |
Leadership | |
S. Abdul Nazeer since 13 February 2023 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 58 (Śāsana Manḍali) 175 (Śāsana Sabha) |
Śāsana Manḍali political groups | Government (42)
Opposition (12)
Others (2)
Vacant (2)
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Śāsana Sabha political groups | Government (140)
Official Opposition (22) Other opposition (3) Vacant (10)
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Elections | |
Single transferable vote | |
First past the post | |
Last Śāsana Manḍali election | 13 March 2023 |
Last Śāsana Sabha election | 11 April 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Assembly Building Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Website | |
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The Legislature works at the transit building located in the state capital Amaravati.The legislature derives its authority from the Indian constitution, with sole authority to make laws on 61 subjects specified in the state list and shares law-making power in 52 concurrent subjects with the Parliament of India. The state uses first-past-the-post method territorial constituencies for electing members to the lower house. The members of the upper house are indirectly-elected by special constituencies or nominated by the governor. The governor is head of the state authorized to the leader of the legislature.