Members of the Legislative Assemblies in India
A Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government. Uttar Pradesh has the largest numbers of MLA (403) in the country while Puducherry has the least numbers of MLAs (30)
A Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government. Uttar Pradesh has the largest numbers of MLA (403) in the country while Puducherry has the least numbers of MLAs (30)
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S.No. | State/UT | Strength |
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1 | Uttar Pradesh | 403 |
2 | West Bengal | 294 |
3 | Maharashtra | 288 |
4 | Bihar | 243 |
5 | Tamil Nadu | 234 |
6 | Madhya Pradesh | 230 |
7 | Karnataka | 224 |
8 | Rajasthan | 200 |
9 | Gujarat | 182 |
10 | Andhra Pradesh | 175 |
11 | Odisha | 147 |
12 | Kerala | 140 |
13 | Assam | 126 |
14 | Telangana | 119 |
15 | Punjab | 117 |
16 | Chhatisgarh | 90 |
17 | Haryana | 90 |
18 | Jharkhand | 81 |
19 | Jammu& Kashmir | 76* |
20 | Uttrakhand | 70 |
21 | Delhi (NCT) | 70 |
22 | Himachal Pradesh | 68 |
23 | Arunachal Pradesh | 60 |
24 | Manipur | 60 |
25 | Mehgalaya | 60 |
26 | Nagaland | 60 |
27 | Tripura | 60 |
28 | Goa | 40 |
29 | Mizoram | 40 |
30 | Sikkim | 32 |
31 | Puducherry | 30 |
Source: Election Commission of India
*Under the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of that state excluding the 24 seats earmarked for Pakistan occupied territory is 87 out of which 7 seats have been reserved for the Schedule Caste in pursuance of the Jammu & Kashmir Representation of the People Act 1957.