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Andhra Pradesh Legislature

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Type
  
Bicameral

Andhra Pradesh Legislature

Houses
  
Vidhan ParishadVidhan Sabha

Governor
  
E. S. L. NarasimhanSince 27 December 2009

Chairman of Vidhan Parishad
  
Dr. A. Chakrapani, NominatedSince 3 April 2007

Deputy Chairman of the Vidhan Parishad
  
Singa Reddy Venkata Satish Kumar Reddy, TDP

Speaker of Vidhan Sabha
  
Kodela Siva Prasad Rao, TDP

Last election
  
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014

Similar
  
High Court of Judicatur, Public Gardens - Hyderabad, Jubilee Hall - Hyderabad, Raj Bhavan, Basheer Bagh Palace

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh legislature has been both unicameral and bicameral in its history.

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State legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently

  1. The lower house is called the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. At present the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh consists of 175 Members.
  2. The Upper House, known as the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, 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 58 members.

From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was unicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued till 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature once again became unicameral. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats as per The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004.

Seat of government

Until the formation of Telangana in June 2014, the State Assembly Building, located in Hyderabad city was the seat of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. It was built in 1913. It adjoins the picturesque public gardens also known as the famous hanging gardens. The legislature is planning to relocate to temporary facilities in the Velagapudi neighbourhood of the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati in 2017.

Andhra state (1953-1956)

  • Sri Nallapati Venkataramaiah Chowdary, 23.11.1953 to 21.04.1955, Guntur district
  • Sri R. Lakshminarasimham Dora. 23.04.1955 to 03.12.1956, Srikakulam district

    • Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014)

  • Sri Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao, 04.12.1956 to 26.02.1962, Krishna district
  • Sri B. V. Subba Reddy, 20.03.1962 to 29.09.1971, Kurnool district
  • Sri K.V. Vema Reddy, 25.11.1971 to 19.03.1972, Ananthapur district
  • Sri Pidatala Ranga reddy, 21.03.1972 to 25.09.1974, Prakasam district
  • Sri R Dasaratha Rami Reddy, 28.01.1975 to 14.03.1978, Nellore district
  • Sri Divi Kondaiah Chowdary, 16.03.1978 to 16.10.1980, Prakasam district
  • Sri Kona Prabhakara Rao, 24.02.1980 to 22.09.1981, Guntur district
  • Sri Agarala Eswar Reddy, 07.09.1982 to 16.01.1983, Chittoor district
  • Sri Tangi Satyanarayana, 18.01.1983 to 28.08.1984, Srikakulam district
  • Sri Nissankarrao venkat ratnam, 20.09.1984 to 10.01.1985, Guntur district
  • Sri G Narayana Rao, 12.03.1985 to 27.10.1989, Karimnagar district
  • Sri P Ramachandra Reddy, 04.01.1990 to 22.12.1990, Medak district
  • Sri D.Sripada Rao, 19.08.1991 to 11.01.1995, Karimnagar district
  • Sri Yanamala Rama Krishnudu, 12.01.1995 to 10.10.1999, East Godavari district
  • Smt K. Pratibha Bharati, 11.11.1999 to 30.05.2004, Srikakulam district
  • Sri K R Suresh Reddy, 01.06.2004 to 03.06.2009,Nizamabad district
  • Sri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, 04.06.2009 to 24.11.2010, Chittoor district
  • Sri Nadendla Manohar, 04.06.2011 to 18.06.2014, Guntur district

    • Andhra Pradesh (2014-Till date)

    Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

  • Sri kodela shiva prasad, 18.06.2014 till date, Guntur district.

    • Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)

  • Sri Dr. A. Chakrapani, 03.04.2007 till date, Kurnool district.

    • Legislative Assembly Constituencies

    There are a total of 175 Assembly Constituencies, across 13 districts, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

    Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly terms

    Following are the years of constitution and dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

    References

    Andhra Pradesh Legislature Wikipedia
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