The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra State Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.
Biennial elections to the State Legislative Councils of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar by the Members of Legislative Assemblies (by MLAs).
Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are described under the term of office of elected members on their retirement is going to expire
Series. No | Retired members of the State No. Name | Retirement date:
Maharashtra 3 of 10 07.07.2016
A statement showing the name of the retirement of the members mentioned above, given the enclosed Appendix.
Legislative Assemblies of the issuing authority, in accordance with the program (MLAs), members of the state legislatures of the above mentioned States have decided to hold biennial elections.
1 Issue of Notifications 24th May, 2016 (Tuesday)
2 Last date of making nominations 31st May, 2016 (Tuesday)
3 Scrutiny of nominations 1st June, 2016 (Wednesday)
4 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 3rd June, 2016 (Friday)
5 Date of poll 10th June, 2016 (Friday)
6 Hours of poll 9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
7 Counting of Votes 10th June, 2016 (Friday) at 5.00 P.M.
8 Date before which election shall be completed 13th June, 2016 (Monday)
Legislative Council shall consist of seventy-eight (78) members, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
1. Chavdhari, Dipti Ashok 07.07.2016
2. Desai, Subhash Rajaram 07.07.2016
3. Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain Nazar Hussain 07.07.2016
4. Naik-Nimbalkar, Ramraje Pratapsinh 07.07.2016
5. Fadnavis, Shobhatai Madhavrao 07.07.2016
6. Binsale, Prakash Shankar 07.07.2016
7. Munde, Dhananjay Panditrao 07.07.2016
8. Mete, Vinayak Tukaram 07.07.2016
9. Raote, Diwakar Narayan, 07.07.2016
10. Sawant, Vijay krishnaji 07.07.2016
Biennial elections to the State Legislative Councils of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar by the Members of Legislative Assemblies (by MLAs).
CEO Maharashtra State Legislative Council Bye Election 2016
Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are described under the term of office of elected members on their retirement is going to expire
Series. No | Retired members of the State No. Name | Retirement date:
Maharashtra 3 of 10 07.07.2016
A statement showing the name of the retirement of the members mentioned above, given the enclosed Appendix.
Legislative Assemblies of the issuing authority, in accordance with the program (MLAs), members of the state legislatures of the above mentioned States have decided to hold biennial elections.
1 Issue of Notifications 24th May, 2016 (Tuesday)
2 Last date of making nominations 31st May, 2016 (Tuesday)
3 Scrutiny of nominations 1st June, 2016 (Wednesday)
4 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 3rd June, 2016 (Friday)
5 Date of poll 10th June, 2016 (Friday)
6 Hours of poll 9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
7 Counting of Votes 10th June, 2016 (Friday) at 5.00 P.M.
8 Date before which election shall be completed 13th June, 2016 (Monday)
Legislative Council shall consist of seventy-eight (78) members, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
- 30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly
- 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai (2 seats) and one seat each from Ahmednagar, Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana, Amravati, Aurangabad-cum-Jalna, Bhandara- Gondiya, Dhule-cum-Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli, Pune, Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg, Sangli-cum-Satara, Solapur, Thane, Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli and Yavatmal)
- 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social serviceshall be nominated by the Governor
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
Maharashtra Legislative Council by MLAs :
S.No. | Name of Member | Date of retirement :1. Chavdhari, Dipti Ashok 07.07.2016
2. Desai, Subhash Rajaram 07.07.2016
3. Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain Nazar Hussain 07.07.2016
4. Naik-Nimbalkar, Ramraje Pratapsinh 07.07.2016
5. Fadnavis, Shobhatai Madhavrao 07.07.2016
6. Binsale, Prakash Shankar 07.07.2016
7. Munde, Dhananjay Panditrao 07.07.2016
8. Mete, Vinayak Tukaram 07.07.2016
9. Raote, Diwakar Narayan, 07.07.2016
10. Sawant, Vijay krishnaji 07.07.2016
CEO Maharashtra Local Authorities' constituencies (22)
| # | Constituency | Member | Political Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Local Authorities (1) | Ramdas Kadam | Shiv Sena | (2016-2022)[6][7] |
| 2 | Mumbai Local Authorities (2) | Bhai Jagtap | INC | ((2016-2022) |
| 3 | Dhule-cum-Nandurbar Local Authorities | Amrish Patel | INC | (2016-2022) |
| 4 | Nagpur Local Authorities | Girish Vyas | BJP | (2016-2022) |
| 5 | Ahmednagar Local Authorities | Arunkaka Jagtap | NCP | (2016-2022) |
| 6 | Solapur Local Authorities | Prashant Paricharak | Independent | (Jan 2016 - Jan 2022) |
| 7 | Kolhapur Local Authorities | Satej Patil | INC | (2016-2022) |
| 8 | Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana Local Authorities | Gopikishan Bajoria | Shiv Sena | (2016-2022)[6] [8] |
| 9 | Jalgaon Local Authorities | Gurumukhdas Jagwani | BJP | (Jun 2014- Dec 2016)[9] |
| 10 | Nashik Local Authorities | Jaywantrao Jadhav | NCP | (July 2012 - July 2018) |
| 11 | Thane Local Authorities | Vasant Davkhare | NCP | (Jun 2010– Jun 2016) |
| 12 | Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg Local Authorities | Anil Tatkare | NCP | (1 June 2012 - 31 May,2018) |
| 13 | Pune Local Authorities | Anil Shivajirao Bhosale | NCP | (July 2010 - July 2016) |
| 14 | Sangli-cum-Satara Local Authorities | Prabhakar Gharge | NCP | (December 2010 - December 2016) |
| 15 | Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed Local Authorities | Diliprao Deshmukh | INC | (2012–2018).[10] |
| 16 | Aurangabad-cum-Jalna Local Authorities | Subhash Zambad | INC | (Aug 2013– Aug 2019) |
| 17 | Parbhani-Hingoli Local Authorities | Abdullah Latif Khan alais Babajani Durrani | NCP | (22 June, 2012 - 21 June, 2018) |
| 18 | Nanded Local Authorities | Amarnath Rajurkar | INC | (Dec 2010 - Dec 2016) |
| 19 | Amravati Local Authorities | Pravin Pote | BJP | (Jun 2012 - Jun 2018) |
| 20 | Yavatmal Local Authorities | Sandeep Bajoria | NCP | (Dec 2010 - Dec 2016)[11] |
| 21 | Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli Local Authorities | Mitesh Bhangdia | BJP | (Jun 2012 - Jun 2018) |
| 22 | Bhandara Gondia Local Authorities | Rajendra Jain | NCP | (Dec 2010 - Dec 2016) |
Maharashtra Current Composition of Legislative Council
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Nationalist Congress Party | 28 |
| Indian National Congress | 20 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 13 |
| Shivsena | 07 |
| Independent | 07 |
| Lok Bharati | 01 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 01 |
| Peoples Republican Party | 01 |