The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

. It is housed in Dispur, the capital of Assam. The legislative assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

History

According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935

Government of India Act 1935

The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August 1935 , and is said to have been the longest Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. Because of its length, the Act was retroactively split by the Government of India Act 1935 into two separate Acts:# The Government of India...

, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came in to existence in 1937. The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly took place on April 7, 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong

Shillong

-Connectivity:Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport exists but has only limited flights.-Roadways:Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north eastern states...

. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

. It had the strength of 108 members.

Speakers of the Legislative Assaembly

The following is the list of the speakers of Assam Legislative Assembly:

Assam Province

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Political Party
1	Babu Basanta Kumar Das	7 April 1937	11 March 1946
2	Debeswar Sarmah	12 March 1946	10 October 1947
3	Laksheswar Barooah	5 November 1947	3 March 1952

Assam state

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Political Party
1	Kuladhar Chaliha	5 March 1952	7 June 1957
2	Dev Kant Barooah Dev Kant Baruah Debakanta Barua was an Indian politician from Assam, who served as the President of the Indian National Congress during the Indian Emergency and was one of the most loyal supporters of then-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi...	8 June 1957	15 September 1959
3	Mahendra Mohan Choudhury	9 December 1959	19 March 1967
4	Hareswar Goswami	20 March 1967	10 May 1968
5	Mahi Kanta Das	27 August 1968	21 March 1972
6	Ramesh Chandra Barooah	22 March 1972	20 March 1978
7	Jogendra Nath Hazarika	21 March 1978	4 September 1979
8	Sheikh Chand Mohammad	7 November 1979	7 January 1986
9	Pulakesh Barua	9 January 1986	27 July 1991
10	Jiba Kanta Gogoi	29 July 1991	9 December 1992
11	Debesh Chandra Chakravorty	21 December 1992	11 June 1996
12	Ganesh Kutum	12 June 1996	24 May 2001	Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 when Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was elected as the youngest chief minister of the country...
13	Prithibi Majhi	30 May 2001	19 May 2006	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
14	Tanka Bahadur Rai	29 May 2006		Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
15	Pranab Kumar Gogoi	6 June 2011		Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

External links

• Assam Legislative Assembly website