Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature
History
Preceded by	United Provinces Legislative Council
Leadership
Governor	Anandiben Patel since 29 July 2019
Speaker	Satish Mahana, BJP since 29 March 2022
Deputy Speaker	Vacant
Leader of the House	Yogi Adityanath (Chief Minister), BJP since 19 March 2017
Deputy Leader of the House	Suresh Khanna, BJP since 25 March 2022
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Suresh Khanna, BJP since 19 March 2017
Leader of the Opposition	Akhilesh Yadav, SP since 26 March 2022
Principal Secretary	Pradeep Kumar Dubey, PCS J (Retd.) since 30 March 2021
Structure
Seats	403
Political groups	Government (286)   NDA (286)   BJP (252)   AD(S) (13)   RLD (9)   NISHAD (6)   SBSP (6)[1] Official Opposition (110)   INDIA (110)   SP (108)   INC (2) Other opposition (3)   JSD(L) (2)   BSP (1) Vacant (4)   Vacant (4)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	10 February 2022 – 7 March 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
Vidhan Sabha Chamber, Vidhan Bhavan, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow - 226 001
Website
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh.^[2] There are 403 seats in the house. Members of the Assembly are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the Governor on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Vidhan Sabha Chambers of the Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow.