7th Delhi Assembly
The Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi constituted on 16 February 2020 after the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier on 8 February 2020 and the results were announced on 11 February 2020.[1]
Legislative Assembly of Delhi (Vidhan Sabha of Delhi) | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | Feb 2020 - Jan 2025 |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the Assembly | |
Dy. Speaker | |
Chief Minister | |
Leader of the House | |
Deputy Chief Minister | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Secretary | TBD |
Structure | |
Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | AAP: 61 seats BJP: 8 seats Vacant: 1 seat |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 8 February 2020 |
Meeting place | |
Old Secretariat , Delhi, India | |
Website | |
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Election and Government formation
Elections for 70 assembly seats in Delhi were concluded on 8 February 2020 and results were announced on 11 February 2020. The Aam Aadmi Party emerged as a single largest party by winning 62 out of 70 seats with a landslide victory.[2][3]
Important members
# | From | To | Position | Name | Party |
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01 | 2020 | Incumbent | Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP |
02 | 2020 | Incumbent | Deputy Chief Minister | Manish Sisodia | AAP |
03 | 2020 | Incumbent | Speaker | Ram Niwas Goel | AAP |
04 | 2020 | Incumbent | Deputy Speaker | Rakhi Birla | AAP |
05 | 2020 | Incumbent | Leader of the House | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP |
06 | 2020 | Incumbent | Leader of the Opposition | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | BJP |
Cabinet ministers
# | From | To | Name | Position / Portfolio / ministry |
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01 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Arvind Kejriwal | Chief Minister |
02 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Manish Sisodia |
1. Education 2. Finance 3. Planning 4. Land & Building 5. Vigilance 6. Services 7. Tourism 8. Art, Culture & Language and all other Departments not specifically allotted to any Minister |
03 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Satyendra Kumar Jain | 1. Health
2. Industries 3. Public Works Department 4. Power 5. Home 6. Urban Development 7. Irrigation and Flood Control 8. Water |
04 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Gopal Rai | 1. Employment
2. Development 3. Labour 4. General Administration Department 5. Environment, Forest and Wild life |
05 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Imran Hussain | 1. Food & Supply
2. Election |
06 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Rajendra Pal Gautam | 1. Gurudwara Elections
2. SC & ST 3. Social Welfare 4. Cooperative 5. Women and Child |
07 | 16 Feb 2020 | Incumbent | Kailash Gahlot | 1. Law, Justice and Legislative affairs
2. Transport 3. Administrative Reforms 4. Information Technology 5. Revenue |
List of members
Budget
On 26 March 2022, a budget of 75 thousand 800 crore rupees was presented in the Delhi Assembly by the Finance minister Manish Sisodia. AAP leaders expected that the budget would create employment for 20 lakh people in Delhi, in the upcoming five years. [4]
See also
- First Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Government of Delhi
- Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015 & 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.
- Government of India
- Politics of India
References
- "Lt Governor Anil Baijal dissolves Delhi Legislative Assembly". The Economic Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Arvind Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi CM on February 16: Manish Sisodia". The Times of India. PTI. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Delhi Assembly discusses Annual Budget 2022-23". newsonair.gov.in. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.