Gujarat legislative assembly - Wikipedia Gujarat legislative assembly Gujarat Legislative Assembly 14th Assembly of Gujarat State Emblem of Gujarat Type Type Unicameral Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Rajendra S Trivedi, BJP Since 16 February 2018 Leader of the House ( Chief Minister ) Vijay Rupani, BJP Since 26 December 2017 Deputy Leader of the House ( Deputy Chief Minister ) Nitin Patel, BJP Since 26 December 2017 Leader of the Opposition Paresh Dhanani, INC Since 6 January 2018 Structure Seats 182 Political groups Government ( 100 ) BJP ( 99 ) Independent ( 1 ) Opposition ( 82 ) INC ( 78 ) BTP ( 2 ) NCP ( 1 ) Independent ( 1 ) Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 9 and 14 December, 2017 Meeting place 23 ° 13 ′ 8 '' N 72 ° 39 ′ 25 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.21889 ° N 72.65694 ° E ﻿ / 23.21889 ; 72.65694 Coordinates : 23 ° 13 ′ 8 '' N 72 ° 39 ′ 25 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.21889 ° N 72.65694 ° E ﻿ / 23.21889 ; 72.65694 Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Website www.gujaratassembly.gov.in Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated in the capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single - seat constituencies and one member is nominated. It has term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. Contents 1 History 1.1 Location 1.2 Building 2 History of elections 2.1 Past speakers 3 Current Party Composition 4 Constituencies and current members 5 See also 6 References History Bhavsinhji Gohil, ruler of Bhavnagar State, established The Peoples ' Representative Assembly consisting of 38 members appointed by him. His succeeding son, Krishnakumar Sinhji, formed the Bhavnagar legislative assembly in 1941 having 55 members, consisting of 33 elected members, 16 nominated members by him and 6 ex-officio members. They had power to ask questions, move resolutions, discuss the budget and introduce bills in the assembly. This assembly used to meet at least twice in a year. Porbandar state assembly had same powers. Sayajirao Gaekwad, ruler of Baroda state, had formed the Baroda legislative assembly in 1908. Since 1921, representative were elected by the people of that area of the present Gujarat state except the princely states, and sent to the Bombay state legislative assembly. In 1952, Saurashtra State legislative assembly was constituted after the independence of India. It was functional till 31 October 1956. Saurashtra State was merged into the Bombay state under the States Reorganization Act, 1956. On 1 May 1960, the Bombay state was bifurcated into Gujarat and Maharashtra states which resulted in formation of Gujarat legislative assembly. The 132 members of the former Bombay legislative assembly, elected from the territorial constituencies of Gujarat, formed the first Gujarat legislative assembly. The number of the members was increased to 154 in 1962, 168 in 1967 and 182 in 1975. Location After formation of Gujarat state in 1960, Ahmedabad was a capital of the state. The Assembly started functioning from the present day OPD building of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. The new capital city, Gandhinagar was built in 1971. Later assembly was shifted to Central Library building, sector - 17, Gandhinagar on 11 February 1971. The new assembly building, Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, was completed and inaugurated in 1982. Since then the Gujarat legislative assembly functions there. Building President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy laid foundation stone of new assembly building, Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan on 20 March 1978. It was designed by H.K. Mewada, chief planner of Gandhinagar. The construction was completed in July 1982 and it is named after Vithalbhai Patel, the first Indian speaker of Central Legislative Assembly during the British period. It was inaugurated by the Governor Sharda Mukherjee on 8 July 1982. It is constructed with Reinforced concrete and the outer walls of the building is affixed with Dholpur light pink stones. The building is constructed on the 133 square metre platform amid a water pool having diameter of 200 metres. This central building was linked with the Ministerial Secretariat by bridges formerly but now new buildings are constructed in between known as Swarnim Sankul. The building is 33.45 metres high including its octagonal dome. The constructed area of building is 8100 square metres while the total built up area of square platform is 17689 square metres. It has four floors with total built up area of 43350 square metres or total carpet area of 16180 square metres. The entrance of the building is reached by a flight of steps. The Assembly hall is situated on the second floor. It is octagonal from inside. The octagonal roof is supported by eight V - shaped pillars and one pillar in the centre. These pillars tapers and forms octagonal dome on the hall. There is an arrangement of white floodlights on the top. The hall has a capacity of 232 seats though currently the assembly has only 182 elected members. The hall is viewed from the galleries on the third floor which has a capacity of 564 seats. There is a podium just under the Assembly hall which is used for ceremonies and functions. The downward floor of the Assembly hall makes an umbrella - like roof of the podium. The podium has some personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel on display. There are oil paintings of several national leaders, independence activists and personalities on its walls. It was constructed at the cost of ₹ 6 crores. The assembly building along with other government offices is situated in Sector 10 of Gandhinagar. This capitol complex is spread in area of 370 acres. History of elections Main article : Elections in Gujarat Past speakers Name Term Kalyanji V. Mehta 1 May 1960 -- 19 August 1960 Mansinhji Rana 19 August 1960 -- 19 March 1962 Fatehali Palejwala 19 March 1962 -- 17 March 1967 Raghavji Leuva 17 March 1967 -- 28 June 1975 Kundanlal Dholakia 28 June 1975 -- 28 March 1977 Manubhai Palkhiwala ( Acting Speaker ) 28 March 1977 -- 21 April 1977 Kundanlal Dholakia 21 April 1977 -- 20 June 1980 Natwarlal Shah 20 June 1980 -- 8 January 1990 Karsandas Soneri ( Acting Speaker ) 8 January 1990 -- 19 January 1990 Barjorji Pardiwala 19 January 1990 -- 16 March 1990 Shashikant Lakhani 16 March 1990 -- 12 November 1990 Manubhai Parmar ( Acting Speaker ) 12 November 1990 -- 11 February 1991 Himatlal Mulani 11 February 1991 -- 21 March 1995 Harishchandra Patel 21 March 1995 -- 16 September 1996 Chandubhai Dabhi ( Acting Speaker ) 16 September 1996 -- 29 October 1996 Gumansinhji Vaghela 29 October 1996 -- 19 March 1998 Dhirubhai Shah 19 March 1998 -- 27 December 2002 Prof. Mangaldas Patel 27 December 2002 -- 18 January 2008 Ashok Bhatt 18 January 2008 -- 29 September 2010 Prof. Mangaldas Patel ( Acting Speaker ) 29 September 2010 -- 23 Feb 2011 Ganpat Vasava 23 February 2011 -- 26 December 2012 Vajubhai Vala ( Acting Speaker ) 26 December 2012 - 19 January 2013 Neema Acharya ( Acting Speaker ) 19 January 2013 -- 22 January 2013 Vajubhai Vala 23 January 2013 - 30 August 2014 Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel ( Acting Speaker ) 30 August 2014 -- 9 November 2014 Ganpat Vasava 9 November 2014 -- 7 August 2016 Parbatbhai Patel ( Acting Speaker ) 7 August 2016 -- 22 August 2016 Ramanlal Vora 22 August 2016 - Incumbent Current Party Composition Party Members BJP 99 INC 78 BTP NCP Independent Total 182 Constituencies and current members No. Constituency Member of Legislative Assembly Party Abdasa Pradhyumansinh Jadeja INC Mandvi Virendrasinh Jadeja BJP Bhuj Dr. Nimaben Acharya BJP Anjar Vasanbhai Ahir BJP 5 Gandhidham Maltiben Maheshwari BJP 6 Rapar Santokben Aarethiya INC 7 Vav Geniben Thakor INC 8 Tharad Parbatbhai Patel BJP 9 Dhanera Nathabhai Patel INC 10 Danta Kantiben Kharadi INC 11 Vadgam Jignesh Mevani Ind 12 Palanpur Mahesh Patel INC 13 Deesa Shashikant Pandya BJP 14 Deodar Shivabhai Bhuriya INC 15 Kankrej Kiritsinh Vaghela BJP 16 Radhanpur Alpesh Thakor INC 17 Chanasma Dilipkumar Thakor BJP 18 Patan Kiritkumar Patel INC 19 Sidhpur Chandanji Thakor INC 20 Kheralu Bharatsinhji Dabhi BJP 21 Unjha Dr. Asha Patel INC 22 Visnagar Rushikesh Patel BJP 23 Bechraji Bharatji Thakor INC 24 Kadi Punjabhai Solanki BJP 25 Mehsana Nitinbhai Patel BJP 26 Vijapur Ramanbhai Patel BJP 27 Himatnagar Rajubhai Chavda BJP 28 Idar Hitu Kanodiya BJP 29 Khedbrahma Ashvinbhai Kotwal INC 30 Bhiloda Dr. Anil Joshiyara INC 31 Modasa Rajesndrasinh Thakor INC 32 Bayad Dhavalsinh Zala INC 33 Prantij Gajendrasinh Parmar BJP 34 Dahegam Balrajsinh Chauhan BJP 35 Gandhinagar South Shambhuji Thakor BJP 36 Gandhinagar North Dr. C.J. Chavda INC 37 Mansa Surekhkumar Patel INC 38 Kalol Baldevji Thakor INC 39 Viramgam Lakhabhai Bharwad INC 40 Sanand Kanubhai Patel BJP 41 Ghatlodia Bhupendrabhai Patel BJP 42 Vejalpur Kishor Chauhan BJP 43 Vatva Pradipsinh Jadeja BJP 44 Ellis Bridge Rakesh Shah BJP 45 Naranpura Kaushik Patel BJP 46 Nikol Jagdish Panchal BJP 47 Naroda Balram Thawani BJP 48 Thakkarbapa Nagar Vallabhbhai Kakadiya BJP 49 Bapunagar Himmatsinh Patel INC 50 Amraiwadi Hasmukhbhai Patel BJP 51 Dariapur Gyasuddin Shaikh INC 52 Jamalpur - Khadia Imran Khedawala INC 53 Maninagar Suresh Patel BJP 54 Danilimda Shailesh Parmar INC 55 Sabarmati Arvindkumar Patel BJP 56 Asarwa Pradipbhai Parmar BJP 57 Daskroi Babu Jamna Patel BJP 58 Dholka Bhupendrasinh Chudasama BJP 59 Dhandhuka Rajesh Gohil INC 60 Dasada Naushadji Solanki INC 61 Limdi Soma Ganda Kolipatel INC 62 Wadhwan Dhanjibhai Patel BJP 63 Chotila Rutvik Makwana INC 64 Dhrangadhra Parshottam Sabariya INC 65 Morbi Brijesh Merja INC 66 Tankara Lalit Kagathra INC 67 Wankaner Mohammad Javed Pirjada INC 68 Rajkot East Arvind Raiyani BJP 69 Rajkot West Vijay Rupani BJP 70 Rajkot South Govind Patel BJP 71 Rajkot Rural Lakhabhai Sagathiya BJP 72 Jasdan Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya INC 73 Gondal Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja BJP 74 Jetpur Jayesh Radadiya BJP 75 Dhoraji Lalit Vasoya INC 76 Kalavad Pravin Musadiya INC 77 Jamnagar Rural Vallabhbhai Dharaviya INC 78 Jamnagar North Dharmendrasinh Jadeja ( Hakubha ) BJP 79 Jamnagar South R.C. Faldu BJP 80 Jamjodhpur Chirag Kalariya INC 81 Khambhalia Vikram Madam INC 82 Dwarka Pabubha Manek BJP 83 Porbandar Babu Bokhiria BJP 84 Kutiyana Kandhal Jadeja NCP 85 Manavadar Jawahar Chavda INC 86 Junagadh Bhikhabhai Joshi INC 87 Visavadar Harshad Ribadiya INC 88 Keshod Devabhai Malam BJP 89 Mangrol Babubhai Vaja INC 90 Somnath Vimalbhai Chudasama INC 91 Talala Bhagabhai Ahir INC 92 Kodinar Mohanbhai Vala INC 93 Una Punjabhai Vansh INC 94 Dhari J.V. Kakadiya INC 95 Amreli Paresh Dhanani INC 96 Lathi Virjibhai Thummar INC 97 Savarkundla Pratap Dudhat INC 98 Rajula Amarish Der INC 99 Mahuva Raghavbhai Makwana BJP 100 Talaja Kanubhai Baraiya INC 101 Gariadhar Keshubhai Nakrani BJP 102 Palitana Bhikhabhai Baraiya BJP 103 Bhavnagar Rural Parshottam Solanki BJP 104 Bhavnagar East Vibhavari Dave BJP 105 Bhavnagar West Jitu Vaghani BJP 106 Gadhada Pravinbhai Maru INC 107 Botad Saurabh Patel BJP 108 Khambhat Mayur Raval BJP 109 Borsad Rajendrasinh Parmar INC 110 Anklav Amit Chavda INC 111 Umreth Govind Parmar BJP 112 Anand Kantibhai Sodharparmar INC 113 Petlad Niranjan Patel INC 114 Sojitra Punambhai Parmar INC 115 Matar Kesarisinh Solanki BJP 116 Nadiad Pankaj Desai BJP 117 Mehmedabad Arjunsinh Chauhan BJP 118 Mahudha Indrajitsinh Parmar INC 119 Thasra Kanitbhai Parmar INC 120 Kapadvanj Kalabhai Dabhi INC 121 Balasinor Ajitsinh Chauhan INC 122 Lunawada Ratansinh Rathod Ind 123 Santrampur Kuberbhai Dindor BJP 124 Shehra Jethabhai Ahir BJP 125 Morva Hadaf Bhupendrasinh Khant INC 126 Godhra C.K Raulji BJP 127 Kaalol Sumanben Chauhan BJP 128 Halol Jaydrathsinhji Parmar BJP 129 Fatepura Rameshbhai Katara BJP 130 Jhalod Bhavesh Katara INC 131 Limkheda Shaileshbhai Bhabhor BJP 132 Dahod Vajesing Panada INC 133 Garbada Chandrikaben Bariya INC 134 Devgadhbaria Bachubhai Khabad BJP 135 Savli Ketan Inamdar BJP 136 Vaghodia Madhu Shrivastav BJP 137 Chhota Udepur Mohan Rathwa INC 138 Jetpur ( ST ) Sukhrambhai Rathwa INC 139 Sankheda Abhesinh Tadvi BJP 140 Dabhoi Shailesh Patel ' Sotta ' BJP 141 Vadodara City Manisha Vakil BJP 142 Sayajigunj Jitendra Sukhadia BJP 143 Akota Seema Mohile BJP 144 Raopura Rajendra Trivedi BJP 145 Manjalpur Yogesh Patel BJP 146 Padra Jashpalsinh Thakor INC 147 Karjan Akshay Patel INC 148 Nandod Premsinhbhai Vasava INC 149 Dediapada Maheshbhai Vasava BTP 150 Jambusar Sanjaybhai Solanki INC 151 Vagra Arunsinh Rana BJP 152 Jhagadia Chhotubhai Vasava BTP 153 Bharuch Dushyant Patel BJP 154 Ankleshwar Ishwarsinh Patel BJP 155 Olpad Mukesh Patel BJP 156 Mangrol ( ST ) Ganpat Vasava BJP 157 Mandvi Anandbhai Chaudhari INC 158 Kamrej V.D. Zalavadiya BJP 159 Surat East Arvind Rana BJP 160 Surat North Kantibhai Balar BJP 161 Varachha Marg Kumarbhai Kanani BJP 162 Karanj Pravinbhai Ghoghari BJP 163 Limbayat Sangita Patil BJP 164 Udhna Vivek Patel BJP 165 Majura Harsh Sanghavi BJP 166 Katargam Vinodbhai Moradiya BJP 167 Surat West Purnesh Modi BJP 168 Choryasi Zankhana Patel BJP 169 Bardoli Ishwarbhai Parmar BJP 170 Mahuva Mohanbhai Dhodiya BJP 171 Vyara Punabhai Gamit INC 172 Nizar Sunil Gamit INC 173 Dang Mangalbhai Gavit INC 174 Jalalpore R.C. Patel BJP 175 Navsari Piyush Desai BJP 176 Gandevi Naresh Patel BJP 177 Vansda Anantkumar Patel INC 178 Dharampur Arvind Patel BJP 179 Valsad Bharat Patel BJP 180 Pardi Kanubhai Desai BJP 181 Kaprada Jitubhai Chaudhari INC 182 Umargam Rajendra BJP See also Politics of Gujarat Elections in Gujarat Government of Gujarat Council of Ministers of Gujarat Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2017 Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Vidhansabha List of constituencies of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha References Jump up ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-appoints-paresh-dhanani-as-gujarat-legislature-party-leader/articleshow/62396015.cms Jump up ^ `` Gujarat Assembly ''. NDTV. Jump up ^ https://hindi.firstpost.com/politics/gujarat-bhupendra-singh-khant-bjp-independent-mla-congress-ratan-singh-rathore-ad-76187.html ^ Jump up to : Kalia, Ravi ( 2004 ). Gandhinagar : Building National Identity in Postcolonial India. 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Question: how many seat in vidhan sabha in gujarat
Answer: 182