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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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