Located in Lucknow, the Vidhan Bhavan is the seat of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The lower house is the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the upper house the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). The Vidhan Sabha had 431 members until 1967, but now comprises 403 directly elected members. Historically, one member from Anglo-Indian committee was nominated to the Vidhan Sabha, but that practice was discontinued in 2020 through 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019. The Vidhan Parishad has 100 members.

Built in 1928, the building was originally called the "Council House". It has been home to the legislature since 1937, along with housing other important offices of government.

History In the early 20th century, the capital of what is now the state of Uttar Pradesh was Allahabad; a decision was taken in 1922 to move the capital to Lucknow and to construct a building there to house the Assembly Constituency. On 15 December 1922, then Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Spencer Harcourt Butler, laid the foundation of the Vidhan Bhavan. The building was designed by Samuel Swinton Jacob and Heera Singh; Singh also drew up the blueprint of the building. Butler subsequently monitored the construction of the building. The building was completed in little over five years at a cost of (1922 cost not adjusted for inflation) and was inaugurated on 21 February 1928.

Building Construction of Vidhan Bhavan started 15 December 1922 and took little over five years to complete. The building is made of carved light brown sandstone from Mirzapur. Many of the inside halls, galleries and verandas are built of marble from Agra and Jaipur. Circular marble staircases run on both sides of the entrance hall and the walls of the staircases are embellished with paintings. The main chamber of the building is octagonal in shape with a domed roof. A separate chamber for the upper house was constructed between 1935 and 1937. The buildings of both houses are connected by veranda with offices on both sides. Composition Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI of the constitution of India deal with the organisation, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, powers and so on of the state legislature. The Uttar Pradesh Legislature (Vidhan Bhavan) consists of two houses called the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad with the governor of Uttar Pradesh acting as their head.

Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Articles 153 to 167 in Part VI of the constitution of India deal with the state executive. The state executive consists of the governor, the chief minister, council of ministers and the advocate general of the state. The governor is the chief executive head of the state. The governor also acts as the agent of the center.

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature. It has a total of 403 members. Till 1967, it had a strength of 431 members, including one nominated Anglo-Indian member. According to the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission, which is appointed after every Census, it was revised to 426. After reorganisation of the state on 9 November 2000, the strength of the Legislative Assembly has become 404 including one nominated member to represent the Anglo-Indian community. The term of the Vidhan Sabha is five years unless dissolved earlier. The election is held on the principle of "one adult one vote".

Terms Every five years new election is done. And new assembly is elected by the people of Uttar Pradesh. +Terms Since 1952Vidhan SabhaConstitutionDissolutionDays1st20 May 195231 March 19571,7762nd1 April 19576 March 19621,8003rd7 March 19629 March 19671,8284th10 March 196715 April 19684025th26 February 19694 March 19741,8326th4 March 197430 April 19771,1537th23 June 197717 February 19809698th9 June 198010 March 19851,7359th10 March 198529 November 19891,72510th2 December 19894 April 199148811th22 June 19916 December 199253312th4 December 199328 October 199569313th17 October 19967 March 20021,96714th26 February 200213 May 20071,90215th13 May 20079 March 20121,76216th8 March 201211 March 20171,82917th12 March 201728 March 20221,84218th29 March 2022Ongoing

Constituencies There are total 403 constituencies given below in the table. 403 Constituencies of UP Legislative Assembly District No. Constituency Saharanpur1Behat2Nakur3Saharanpur Nagar4Saharanpur5Deoband6Rampur Maniharan (SC)7Gangoh Shamli8Kairana9Thana Bhawan10Shamli Muzaffarnagar11Budhana12Charthawal13Purqazi (SC)14Muzaffarnagar15Khatauli16Meerapur Bijnor17Najibabad18Nagina (SC)19Barhapur20Dhampur21Nehtaur (SC)22Bijnor23Chandpur24Noorpur Moradabad25Kanth26Thakurdwara27Moradabad Rural28Moradabad Nagar29Kundarki30Bilari Sambhal31Chandausi (SC)32Asmoli33Sambhal Rampur34Suar35Chamraua36Bilaspur37Rampur38Milak (SC) Amroha39Dhanaura (SC)40Naugawan Sadat41Amroha42Hasanpur Meerut43Siwalkhas44Sardhana45Hastinapur46Kithore47Meerut Cantt.48Meerut City49Meerut South Bagpat50Chhaprauli51Baraut52Baghpat Ghaziabad53Loni54Muradnagar55Sahibabad56Ghaziabad57Modi Nagar Hapur58Dholana59Hapur60Garhmukteshwar Gautam Buddh Nagar61Noida62Dadri63Jewar Bulandshahr64Sikandrabad65Bulandshahr66Syana67Anupshahr68Debai69Shikarpur70Khurja (SC)Aligarh71Khair (SC)72Barauli73Atrauli74Chharra75Koil76Aligarh77Iglas (SC) Hathras78Hathras (SC)79Sadabad80Sikandra Rao Mathura81Chhata82Mant83Goverdhan84Mathura85Baldev (SC) Agra86Etmadpur87Agra Cantt. (SC)88Agra South89Agra North90Agra Rural (SC)91Fatehpur Sikri92Kheragarh93Fatehabad94Bah Firozabad95Tundla (SC)96Jasrana97Firozabad98Shikohabad99Sirsaganj Kasganj100Kasganj101Amanpur102Patiyali Etah103Aliganj104Etah105Marhara106Jalesar (SC) Mainpuri107Mainpuri108Bhongaon109Kishni (SC)110KarhalSambhal111Gunnaur Budaun112Bisauli (SC)113Sahaswan114Bilsi115Badaun116Shekhupur117Dataganj Bareilly118Baheri119Meerganj120Bhojipura121Nawabganj122Faridpur (SC)123Bithari Chainpur124Bareilly125Bareilly Cantt126Aonla Pilibhit127Pilibhit128Barkhera129Puranpur (SC)130Bisalpur Shahjahanpur131Katra132Jalalabad133Tilhar134Powayan (SC)135Shahjahanpur136Dadraul Lakhimpur Kheri137Palia138Nighasan139Gola Gokarnnath140Sri Nagar (SC)141Dhaurahra142Lakhimpur143Kasta (SC)144Mohammadi Sitapur145Maholi146Sitapur147Hargaon (SC)148Laharpur149Biswan150Sevata151Mahmoodabad152Sidhauli (SC)153Misrikh (SC) Hardoi154Sawayazpur155Shahabad156Hardoi157Gopamau (SC)158Sandi (SC)159Bilgram-Mallanwan160Balamau (SC)161Sandila Unnao162Bangarmau163Safipur (SC)164Mohan (SC)165Unnao166Bhagwantnagar167Purwa Lucknow168Malihabad (SC)169Bakshi Kaa Talab170Sarojini Nagar171Lucknow West172Lucknow North173Lucknow East174Lucknow Central175Lucknow Cantt176Mohanlalganj (SC)Raebareli177Bachhrawan (SC)Amethi178Tiloi Raebareli179Harchandpur180Rae Bareli181Salon (SC)182Sareni183Unchahar Amethi184Jagdishpur (SC)185Gauriganj186Amethi Sultanpur187Isauli188Sultanpur189Sadar190Lambhua191Kadipur (SC) Farrukhabad192Kaimganj (SC)193Amritpur194Farrukhabad195Bhojpur Kannauj196Chhibramau197Tirwa198Kannauj (SC) Etawah199Jaswantnagar200Etawah201Bharthana (SC) Auraiya202Bidhuna203Dibiyapur204Auraiya (SC) Kanpur Dehat205Rasulabad (SC)206Akbarpur-Raniya207Sikandra208Bhognipur Kanpur Nagar209Bilhaur (SC)210Bithoor211Kalyanpur212Govindnagar213Sishamau214Arya Nagar215Kidwai Nagar216Kanpur Cantt217Maharajpur218Ghatampur (SC) Jalaun219Madhaugarh220Kalpi221Orai (SC) Jhansi222Babina223Jhansi Nagar224Mauranipur (SC)225Garautha Lalitpur226Lalitpur227Mehroni (SC) Hamirpur228Hamirpur229Rath (SC) Mahoba230Mahoba231Charkhari Banda232Tindwari233Baberu234Naraini (SC)235Banda Chitrakoot236Chitrakoot237Manikpur Fatehpur238Jahanabad239Bindki240Fatehpur241Ayah Shah242Husainganj243Khaga (SC) Pratapgarh244Rampur Khas245Babaganj (SC)246Kunda247Bishwavnathganj248Pratapgarh249Patti250Raniganj Kaushambi251Sirathu252Manjhanpur (SC)253Chail Prayagraj254Phaphamau255Soraon (SC)256Phulpur257Pratappur258Handia259Meja260Karachhana261Prayagraj West262Prayagraj North263Prayagraj South264Bara (SC)265Koraon Barabanki266Kursi267Ram Nagar268Barabanki269Zaidpur (SC)270DariyabadAyodhya271RudauliBarabanki272Haidergarh (SC) Ayodhya273Milkipur (SC)274Bikapur275Ayodhya276GoshainganjAmbedkar Nagar277Katehari278Tanda279Alapur (SC)280Jalalpur281Akbarpur Bahraich282Balha (SC)283Nanpara284Matera285Mahasi286Bahraich287Payagpur288Kaiserganj Shravasti289Bhinga290Shrawasti Balrampur291Tulsipur292Gainsari293Utraula294Balrampur (SC) Gonda295Mehnaun296Gonda297Katra Bazar298Colonelganj299Tarabganj300Mankapur (SC)301Gaura Siddharthnagar302Shohratgarh303Kapilvastu (SC)304Bansi305Itwa306Domariyaganj Basti307Harraiya308Kaptanganj309Rudhauli310Basti Sadar311Mahadewa (SC) Sant Kabir Nagar312Menhdawal313Khalilabad314Dhanghata (SC) Maharajganj315Pharenda316Nautanwa317Siswa318Maharajganj (SC)319Paniyara Gorakhpur320Caimpiyarganj321Pipraich322Gorakhpur Urban323Gorakhpur Rural324Sahajanwa325Khajani (SC)326Chauri-Chaura327Bansgaon (SC)328Chillupar Kushinagar329Khadda330Padrauna331Tamkuhi Raj332Fazilnagar333Kushinagar334Hata335Ramkola (SC) Deoria336Rudrapur337Deoria338Pathardeva339Rampur Karkhana340Bhatpar Rani341Salempur (SC)342Barhaj Azamgarh343Atrauliya344Gopalpur345Sagri346Mubarakpur347Azamgarh348Nizamabad349Phoolpur Pawai350Didarganj351Lalganj (SC)352Mehnagar (SC) Mau353Madhuban354Ghosi355Muhammadabad-Gohna (SC)356Mau Ballia357Belthara Road (SC)358Rasara359Sikanderpur360Phephana361Ballia Nagar362Bansdih363Bairia Jaunpur364Badlapur365Shahganj366Jaunpur367Malhani368Mungra Badshahpur369Machhlishahr (SC)370Mariyahu371Zafrabad372Kerakat (SC) Ghazipur373Jakhanian (SC)374Saidpur (SC)375Ghazipur Sadar376Jangipur377Zahoorabad378Mohammadabad379Zamania Chandauli380Mughalsarai381Sakaldiha382Saiyadraja383Chakia (SC) Varanasi384Pindra385Ajagara (SC)386Shivpur387Rohaniya388Varanasi North389Varanasi South390Varanasi Cantonment391Sevapuri Bhadohi392Bhadohi393Gyanpur394Aurai (SC) Mirzapur395Chhanbey (SC)396Mirzapur397Majhawan398Chunar399Marihan Sonbhadra400Ghorawal401Robertsganj402Obra (ST)403Duddhi (ST)

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) Main Article : Vidhan Parishad

The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad or the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Uttar Pradesh is one of the seven states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). The Vidhan Parishad is a permanent House, consisting of 100 members.

History The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad came into existence by the Government of India Act of 1935. The governor, Ram Naik, was a part of it. The Legislative Council consisted of 60 members. The term of a member of the council was nine years with one-third of its members retiring after every three years. The Houses enjoyed the right of electing their Presiding Officers known as the president. The first meeting of the legislative council was held on 29 July 1937. Sir Sitaram and Begum Aijaz Rasul were elected the president and the vice-president of the legislative council respectively. Sir Sitaram was in office till 9 March 1949. Chandra Bhal became the next chairman on 10 March 1949.

After the independence and adoption of the constitution on 26 January 1950 Chandra Bhal was re-elected the chairman of the legislative council and continued in office till 5 May 1958. Sri Nizamuddin was elected the deputy chairman of the council on 27 May 1952. He continued in office till 1964.

Nominations and election