Maharashtra Legislative Council
The Maharashtra Legislative Council or Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
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Term limits | 6 years |
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Ramesh Bais since 18 February 2023 | |
General Secretary | Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS |
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| Seats | 78 (66 Elected + 12 Nominated) |
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Political groups | Government (36) NDA (36) Vacant (21)
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| Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislative Council Website | |
Maharashtra Legislature Leaders
| House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
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| Leader Legislature BJP Party | Devendra Fadnavis |  |
19 November 2019 |
| Leader Legislature NCP Party | Jayant Patil |  |
24 November 2019 |
| Leader Legislature Congress Party | Balasaheb Thorat |  |
19 November 2019 |
| Leader Legislature SHS Party | Eknath Shinde |  |
17 February 2023 |
| Leader Legislature NCP (Ajit Pawar) | Ajit Pawar |  |
04 July 2023 |
| Leader Legislature SHS(UBT) Party | Ajay Choudhari |  |
27 June 2022 |
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| Group Leader Legislature Council BJP Party | Pravin Darekar | 16 December 2019 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council SHS(UBT) Party | Anil Parab | 7 July 2022 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council NCP Party | Eknath Khadse | 11 March 2023 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party | Satej Patil |  |
2 March 2023 |
| Group Leader Legislature Council JD(U) Party | Kapil Waman Patil | 2 December 2019 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council PWPI Party | Jayant Patil | 2 December 2019 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council RSP Party | Mahadev Jankar |  |
2 December 2019 |
Party Group Leader & Chief Whip and Whip
| No | Party | Post | Name | |
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| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Group Leader | Pravin Darekar | |
| Chief Whip | Vijay Girkar | |||
| Whip | Prasad Lad | |||
| 02 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Group Leader | Anil Parab | |
| Chief Whip | Sunil Shinde | |||
| Whip | Sachin Ahir | |||
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party | Group Leader | Eknath Khadse | |
| Chief Whip | Shashikant Shinde | |||
| Whip | Aniket Tatkare | |||
| 04 | Indian National Congress | Group Leader | Satej Patil | |
| Chief Whip | Abhijit Wanjarri | |||
| Whip | Rajesh Rathod | |||
| 05 | Shiv Sena | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Viplav Bajoria | |
| 06 | Janata Dal (United) | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Kapil Waman Patil | |
| 07 | Peasants and Workers Party of India | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Jayant Patil | |
| 08 | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Mahadev Jankar | |
Location
The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.[6]
Membership by party
Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council by their political party (as of 23 January 2023):
| Alliance | Party | No.of MLAs | Leader of the Party | ||
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| Government NDA (36) Majority |
BJP | 22 | Pravin Darekar | ||
| NCP(AP) | 6 | Aniket Tatkare | |||
| SS | 3 | Viplove Bajoria | |||
| RSP | 1 | Mahadev Jankar | |||
| IND | 4 | NONE | |||
| Opposition
MVA |
SS(UBT) | 9 | Anil Parab | ||
| NCP | 3 | Eknath Khadse | |||
| INC | 8 | Satej Patil | |||
| JD (U) | 1 | Kapil Waman Patil | |||
| PWPI | 1 | Jayant Patil | |||
| Vacant | 21 |
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| Total | 78 | ||||
Composition of Legislative Council
Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
- 30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly.
- 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai (2 seats) and one seat each from Ahmednagar, Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana, Amravati, Aurangabad-cum-Jalna, Bhandara- Gondiya, Dhule-cum-Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli, Pune, Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg, Sangli-cum-Satara, Solapur, Thane-cum-Palghar, Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli and Yavatmal)
- 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service shall be nominated by the Governor
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.
Constituencies and Members (78)
Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council[7]
Elected by the Legislative Assembly members (30)
Keys: BJP (13) NCP (5) INC (4) SS(UBT) (4) SS (2) PWPI (1) RSP (1)
| # | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pravin Darekar | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 2 | Ram Shinde | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 3 | Uma Khapre | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 4 | Shrikant Bharatiya | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 5 | Prasad Lad | BJP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 6 | Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 7 | Pravin Datke | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 8 | Gopichand Padalkar | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 9 | Ramesh Karad | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 10 | Nilay Naik | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 11 | Ram Patil Ratolikar | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 12 | Ramesh Patil | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 13 | Vijay Girkar | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 14 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | NCP(AP) | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 15 | Eknath Khadse | NCP | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 16 | Shashikant Shinde | NCP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 17 | Amol Mitkari | NCP(AP) | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 18 | Babajani Durani | NCP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 19 | Bhai Jagtap | INC | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 20 | Rajesh Rathod | INC | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 21 | Wajahat Ather Mirza | INC | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 22 | Pradnya Rajeev Satav | INC | 23-Nov-2021 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 23 | Sachin Ahir | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 24 | Aamshya Padavi | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2022 | 07-Jul-2028 | |
| 25 | Uddhav Thackeray | SS(UBT) | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 26 | Anil Parab | SS(UBT) | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 27 | Neelam Gorhe | SS | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
| 28 | Manisha Kayande | SS | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 29 | Jayant Patil | PWPI | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
| 30 | Mahadev Jankar | RSP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (22)
Keys: BJP (7) SS(UBT) (3) INC (1) NCP (1) SS (1) Vacant (9)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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| 1 | Mumbai | Sunil Shinde | SS(UBT) | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 2 | Mumbai | Raj Hans Singh | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 3 | Dhule-Nandurbar | Amrish Patel | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 4 | Nagpur | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 5 | Akola-Washim-Buldhana | Vasant Khandelwal | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 6 | Kolhapur | Satej Patil | INC | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 7 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna | Ambadas Danve | SS(UBT) | 30-Aug-2019 | 29-Aug-2025 | |
| 8 | Dharashiv-Latur-Beed | Suresh Dhas | BJP | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
| 9 | Amravati | Pravin Pote | BJP | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
| 10 | Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli | Ramdas Ambatkar | BJP | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
| 11 | Nashik | Narendra Darade | SS(UBT) | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
| 12 | Parbhani-Hingoli | Viplove Bajoria | Shiv Sena | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
| 13 | Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | Aniket Tatkare | NCP(AP) | 01-Jun-2018 | 31-May-2024 | |
| 14 | Jalgaon | Vacant | ||||
| 15 | Bhandara-Gondia | Vacant | ||||
| 16 | Pune | Vacant | ||||
| 17 | Sangli-Satara | Vacant | ||||
| 18 | Nanded | Vacant | ||||
| 19 | Yavatmal | Vacant | ||||
| 20 | Thane-Palghar | Vacant | ||||
| 21 | Ahmednagar | Vacant | ||||
| 22 | Solapur | Vacant | ||||
Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)
Keys: BJP (1) NCP (1) INC (1) JD(U) (1) Ind (3)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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| 1 | Konkan | Dnyaneshwar Mhatre | BJP | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 2 | Chhatrapati sambhajinagar | Vikram Kale | NCP(AP) | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 3 | Nagpur | Sudhakar Adbale | IND | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 4 | Pune | Jayant Asgaonkar | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 5 | Amravati | Kiran Sarnaik | IND | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 6 | Mumbai | Kapil Waman Patil | JD-U[8] | 08-Jul-2018 | 07-Jul-2024 | |
| 7 | Nashik | Kishor Darade | IND | 08-Jul-2018 | 07-Jul-2024 | |
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)
Keys: NCP (2) INC (2) BJP (1) SS(UBT) (1) Ind (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amravati | Dhiraj Lingade | INC | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 2 | Nashik | Satyajeet Tambe | IND | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 3 | Nagpur | Abhijit Wanjarri | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 4 | Chhatrapati sambhajinagar | Satish Chavan | NCP | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 5 | Pune | Arun Lad | NCP | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 6 | Mumbai | Vilas Potnis | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2018 | 07-Jul-2024 | |
| 7 | Konkan | Niranjan Davkhare | BJP | 08-Jul-2018 | 07-Jul-2024 | |
Officers
Chairman
Leader of the House
The council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[9]
Deputy Leader of the House
The council has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[10]
| Deputy Leader of the House | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
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| Subhash Desai | Shiv Sena | 16 December 2019[11] | 30 June 2022 | ||
| Uday Samant | Shiv Sena | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
Leader of the Opposition
See also
References
- "Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Neelam Gorhe joins Eknath Shinde camp". 7 July 2023.
- "Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: MVA bags 3 seats, defeats BJP on Gadkari's home turf".
- "NCP split: Here's a list of the MLAs, MLCS and MPS that attended Sharad Pawar's meeting". 5 July 2023.
- "MLC Official Website" (PDF).
- "Patil,PWPI is supported by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), the NCP and Congress". 11 January 2023.
- "Vidhan Mandal Margadarshika" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- http://mls.org.in/pdf2021/winter/list-of-council-member.pdf
- http://mls.org.in/pdf2022/monsoon/council-member-list-1-sep-2022.pdf
- "Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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