Uttar Pradesh Legislature

Uttar Pradesh Legislature उत्तर प्रदेश विधानमंडल
Seal of the Uttar Pradesh
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Upper House) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
History
Founded	1956 (68 years ago) (1956)
Leadership
Governor	Anandiben Patel since 29 July 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath, BJP since 19 March 2017
Chairman	Kunwar Manvendra Singh, BJP since 31 January 2021
Deputy Chairman	Vacant, TBD
Leader of House Legislative Council	Keshav Prasad Maurya Deputy Chief Minister, BJP since 19 March 2017
Leader of Opposition Legislative Council	Vacant, TBD since 28 March 2022
Speaker	Satish Mahana, BJP since 29 March 2022
Deputy Speaker	Vacant, TBD
Leader of House Legislative Assembly	Yogi Adityanath Chief Minister, BJP since 19 March 2017
Leader of Opposition Legislative Assembly	Vaccant, SP since 26 March 2022
Structure
Seats	503
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council political groups	Government (84) NDA (84)   BJP (82)   AD(S) (1)   NISHAD (1) Opposition (11)   SP (9)   BSP (1)   JSD(L) (1) Others (5)   IND (5)
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (280) NDA (280)   BJP (255)   AD(S) (13)   NISHAD (6)   SBSP (6)[1] Opposition (122) I.N.D.I.A. (119)   SP (108)   RLD (9)   INC (2) Unallied (03)   JSD(L) (2)   BSP (1) Vacant (1)   Vacant (1)
Elections
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election	4 May 2023
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election	10 February - 7 March 2022
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election	2023
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election	February 2027
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow
Website
Legislative Council Legislative Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of India

The Uttar Pradesh Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It composed of the governor and both the houses of state legislature. The governor in his/her role as head of the legislature and has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of legislature or to dissolve the Vidhan Sabha. The governor can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the chief minister and his Council of Ministers. The legislature meets 3 times a year at Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow.