West Bengal Legislative Assembly

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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of West Bengal, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly
unicameral state legislature
budgetaryFunction authorisation of expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State of West Bengal
buildingType legislative assembly building
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of West Bengal
constitutionalStatus state legislature under the Constitution of India
country India
electorateType directly elected members
elects Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
members to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal
establishedUnder Article 168 of the Constitution of India
governingDocument Constitution of India
governmentBranch legislative branch of West Bengal
hasCommitteeType financial committees
select committees
standing committees
hasJurisdictionOver concurrent subjects under the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India
state subjects under the State List of the Constitution of India
hasLeaderTitle Chief Minister of West Bengal
Deputy Speaker
Leader of the Opposition
Speaker
hasPower to introduce and pass money bills for West Bengal
to pass no-confidence motions against the Council of Ministers of West Bengal
to pass state budget for West Bengal
hasSessionType budget session
monsoon session
winter session
houseType unicameral
language Bengali
English
legislativeBodyFor West Bengal
locatedIn Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
mainFunction enacting state legislation for West Bengal
oversight of the Government of West Bengal
representation of the people of West Bengal
meetsAt B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata
meetsIn West Bengal Legislative Assembly building
nativeName পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা
numberOfHouses 1
overseenBy Governor of West Bengal
previousMeetingPlace Town Hall, Kolkata
regionServed West Bengal
seatOfGovernmentFor Government of West Bengal
shortName WBLA
state West Bengal
supervises Council of Ministers of West Bengal
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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West Bengal legislativeBody West Bengal Legislative Assembly
West Bengal legislature West Bengal Legislative Assembly
subject linked to: Indian state of West Bengal
Revolutionary Socialist Party representedIn West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Trinamool Congress participatesIn West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections
linked to: West Bengal Legislative Assembly
West Bengal Legislative Assembly nativeName পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা
linked to: West Bengal Legislative Assembly
North 24 Parganas district legislativeAssembly West Bengal Legislative Assembly
South 24 Parganas district legislativeBody West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Government of West Bengal legislativeBody West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister of West Bengal nominatedBy Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
linked to: West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister of West Bengal eligibleBody West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister of West Bengal governsAlongWith West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Barrackpore Assembly constituency partOf West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Barrackpore Assembly constituency electsTo West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Barrackpore Assembly constituency electoralCollegeFor West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Barrackpore Assembly constituency legislativeBody West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Barrackpore Assembly constituency isRepresentedIn West Bengal Vidhan Sabha
linked to: West Bengal Legislative Assembly