Role of Legislature In Haryana


 
 
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Role Of Legislature In Haryana

Haryana Legislature

The Haryana Vidhan Sabha or the Haryana Legislative Assembly is the unicameral State Legislature of Haryana. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single seat constituencies. The term of office is five years.

The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, carved out the old state of Punjab into two new states, Punjab and Haryana, transferred some areas to Himachal Pradesh and constituted Chandigarh, a territory of the old state, into a Union Territory. The old state had a bicameral Legislature and so new state of Punjab also has bicameral Legislature, but that of Haryana is to be unicameral. Under the Act, the Legislative Assembly of Haryana is to consist of only 54 members; members of the Legislative Council of the old state belonging to Haryana area are unseated, while those members residing in the Union Territory of Chandigarh continue to be members of the Legislative Council of that new state of Punjab.

Role Of Legislature

The primary duty to the Legislature Assembly is to make bills, which will become laws only when they get the approval of either the Governor or the President of India

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Question : 1

The term of the Legislative assembly is

Right Option : C
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Question : 2
  • The Vidhan Sabha comprises __________ members.
  • At the time of Reorganisation, Punjab had a ____________ and Haryana had a ________________
Right Option : C
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Question : 3

The State Governments in India are set up according to part __________ of the Indian Constitution.

Right Option : B
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