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Telangana Legislature

Coordinates: 17°24′06″N 78°28′05″E / 17.401586°N 78.467995°E / 17.401586; 78.467995
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Telangana State Legislature
తెలంగాణ శాసన వ్యవస్థ
Type
Type
Houses
History
Founded2 June 2014
(10 years ago)
 (2014-06-02)
Seats
  • 40 Seats: Telangana Sasana Mandali
  • 119 Seats: Telangana Sasana Sabha
Elections
Last Sasana Mandali
election
2023
Last Sasana Sabha
election
2023
Meeting place
Assembly Building, Hyderabad
Website
tlegislature.telangana.gov.in

17°24′06″N 78°28′05″E / 17.401586°N 78.467995°E / 17.401586; 78.467995 The Telangana Legislature is the state legislature of the Indian state of Telangana. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and is composed of an

The Legislature works at the transit building located in the state capital Hyderabad.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.

State legislature

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The Telangana Legislature is currently bicameral.

  1. The lower house is called the Telangana Sasana Sabha. At present the Legislative Assembly consists of 119 Members.
  2. The upper house, known as the Telangana Sasana Mandali, has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly. Others are elected from various sections of the society like Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 43 members.

Location

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Sessions of the Legislative Assembly take place at the Legislative Assembly Building, located in Hyderabad. It was built in 1905 to mark the 40th birthday of 6th Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan. This white gem of Hyderabad's architectural splendor was designed by specially commissioned architects. It adjoins the picturesque public gardens also known as the famous hanging gardens.

The Legislative Council meets at the historic Jubilee Hall, also in Hyderabad.[1]

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Legislative Assembly - Telangana Legislature (Archived)

References

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  1. ^ "New state Legislative Assembly building allocated to Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2020.