Members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

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Members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly are elected representatives who form the unicameral state legislature of Meghalaya, responsible for lawmaking, governance oversight, and choosing the state’s Chief Minister.

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Members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf elected representative ⓘ
public office holder ⓘ
antiDefectionLawUnder Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
canBeDissolvedEarlyBy Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ
canServeAs Chief Minister of Meghalaya ⓘ
Minister in the Meghalaya state government ⓘ
Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
chamberType unicameral ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
disqualificationGround disqualification under anti-defection law ⓘ
holding an office of profit under government (with exceptions) ⓘ
not a citizen of India or voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship ⓘ
undischarged insolvent ⓘ
unsound mind as declared by a competent court ⓘ
electedBy voters of Meghalaya ⓘ
electionInterval every 5 years unless dissolved earlier ⓘ
electionType state legislative assembly election ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement must be a citizen of India ⓘ
must be registered as an elector in India ⓘ
must meet minimum age requirement for state legislators ⓘ
governedBy Representation of the People Act, 1951 ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Meghalaya ⓘ
linked to: Meghalaya
legislativeBody Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
levelOfGovernment state ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Governor of Meghalaya or a person appointed by the Governor ⓘ
oversightMechanism legislative committees ⓘ
motions and resolutions ⓘ
question hour ⓘ
partOf Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
primaryFunction control of state finances and budget ⓘ
lawmaking for the state of Meghalaya ⓘ
oversight of the state government ⓘ
represent assembly constituencies in Meghalaya ⓘ
responsibility approving state taxation measures ⓘ
choosing the Chief Minister of Meghalaya ⓘ
debating public policy and state legislation ⓘ
participating in amendment of state laws ⓘ
raising questions and motions on governance issues ⓘ
representing the interests of their constituencies ⓘ
supporting or withdrawing confidence in the Council of Ministers ⓘ
state Meghalaya ⓘ
subordinateTo Constitution of India ⓘ
takeOathUnder Third Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
workplace Meghalaya Legislative Assembly building ⓘ

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Chief Minister of Meghalaya → nominatedBy → Members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ