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	Vidhan Sabha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Members of the Vidhan Sabha are direct representatives of the people of the particular state as they are directly elected by an electorate consisting of all adult citizens of that state.
		The members of the Vidhan Sabha elect a Speaker of Vidhan Sabha who is responsible for the conduct of business of the body, and also a Deputy Speaker to preside during the Speaker's absence.
		The budget of state is also presented in the Vidhan Sabha by the Finance Minister of the state in the name of the Governor of that state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vidhan_Sabha (659 words)

	Vidhan Sabha speaker directed to decide representation
		The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker to take a decision within 15 days on the representation submitted by Ram Narain Yadav, joint secretary in the state assembly secretariat, presently under suspension, for quashing the appointment of an inquiry officer.
		A division bench of Justice M M Kumar and Justice M M S Bedi issued the direction on the petition filed by Yadav against the appointment of Sumit Kumar, secretary of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, as the inquiry officer in regard to the petitioner's suspension.
		While it was contended by the petitioner that three members which constituted the quorum were present at the meeting, the Vidhan Sabha secretariat held the view that only the chairman of the committee attended.
	news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061013/479127.html (258 words)

	Profile of Uttar Pradesh
		The business of the Vidhan Sabha is conducted by the Speaker and in his absence by the Deputy Speaker.
		The main busines of Vidhan Sabha is to enact laws, grant money for Government expenditure and exercise control over the activities of the Government through debates and raising matters of urgent public importance.
		The Upper House or the Vidhan Parishad is a permanent House.
	www.upgov.nic.in /upinfo/const_setup.html (2859 words)

	Ayodhya row spurs race for minority votes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Notwithstanding the Election Commission's statement that the Vidhan Sabha elections in UP are scheduled in March 2002, there are apprehensions in political circles over the possibility of polls in October.
		On the other hand the SP, BSP and Congress are mounting pressure on the Government in the Vidhan Sabha as well as outside to rectify the lacuna in the notification and issue a fresh notification for trial of the top BJP leaders including L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharati.
		After raising the matter in the Vidhan Sabha, the Opposition is planning to rake up the issue of fresh notification among the public, specially with an eye on the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha elections.
	www.ambedkar.org /News/Ayodhyarow.htm (534 words)

	Asianetglobal.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Vidhan Sabhas (legislative assemblies) are directly elected bodies set up to carrying out the administration of the government in the 28 States of India.
		Elections to the Vidhan Sabhas are carried out in the same manner as for the Lok Sabha election, with the states and union territories divided into single-member constituencies, and the first-past-the-post electoral system used.
		Since December 1997, in most Lok Sabha constituencies the limit was Rs 15,00,000/-, although in some States the limit is Rs 6,00,000/- (for Vidhan Sabha elections the highest limit is Rs 6,00,000/-, the lowest Rs 3,00,000/-).
	www.asianetglobal.com /election2004/system.htm (4151 words)

	Indian Election Campaign, Polling Days, Ballot Papers, Ballot symbols, How the Voting take place
		General elections to the Lok Sabha took place in 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1996, and the twelfth Lok Sabha general election is currently being held in February-March 1998.
		Candidates for the Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha should be a resident of the same state as the constituency from which they wish to contest.
		In a number of seats in the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha, the candidates can only be from either one of the scheduled castes or scheduled tribes.
	www.indian-elections.com /electoralsystem/schedulingtheelections.html (808 words)

	Samajwadi Party Mumbai ::: A democratic socialist party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1974, he was elected to the Vidhan Sabha on the ticket of the Bhartiya Kranti Dal and in 1977 he was elected to the Vidhan Sabha on the Janta Party ticket.
		In March 1985, when he was elected as a Member of the Vidhan Sabha on the Lok Dal ticket for the fourth time, he was made leader of the opposition.
		In 1989, he was elected again from the Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha seat in the general elections.
	www.samajwadipartymumbai.org /president.php (1141 words)

	States
		With only 18 months left for the Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main contenders for power, have started their preparations.
		The 2003 Vidhan Sabha elections will be the first after the formation of Chhattisgarh State.
		This led to the break-up of the BSP in Madhya Pradesh.
	www.dayafterindia.com /aug1/mp.html (1035 words)

	Vidhan Sabha (vidhan sabha resources) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Vidhan Sabha, the name of the state-level legislature assemblies in India.
		The legislature of India is the bicameral Parliament which consists of the upper house known as the Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, the lower house known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, and the President.
		The 545-member Lok Sabha is directly elected for a five year term, and is the determinative constituent of political power and government formation.
	1993.en.xanax-buy.be.cob-web.org:8888 /en/Vidhan+Sabha (2432 words)

	The Tribune - Windows - Main Feature--Breathing new life into samadhis by Roopinder Singh
		We have the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha for the country as a whole and Assemblies in all the states.
		The question was amended without the knowledge and consent of the concerned MLA to ensure that it did not require placing the report on the table of the House and that it remained a secret document.
		During the last Vidhan Sabha, an effort was made by the government through the Speaker to abolish the Zero Hour.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020511/windows/main1.htm (1482 words)

	Look out for RSS in Lok Sabha polls! -India-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The holding of the All-India Pratinidhi Sabha by the RSS at Jaipurâs Keshav Vidyapeeth in Jamdoli was an event, which the RSS volunteers from across the state watched with great interest.
		During the Pratinidhi Sabha, the governor Madan lal Khurana and the chief minister Vasundhara Raje and BJP president Venkaiah Naidu had to go to Jamdoli to touch the feet of the RSS leaders.
		The BJP and its force is all set to repeat the Vidhan Sabha act in the Lok Sabha election.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/567349.cms (618 words)

	Freeindiamedia.com, Express your impartial, radical, grassroot views on current issues. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The deadlock around the official Bill was in large part due to the fact that those opposed to an enhanced representation of women in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas would just not allow even a discussion to be held on the provisions of the Bill.
		For the Vidhan Sabha, the unit shall be a cluster of three contiguous Lok Sabha constituencies which is roughly equivalent to 27 Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
		While 32.43 per cent of women candidates of recognised parties have been elected to Lok Sabha since 1984, the success rate of male candidates of recognised parties is only 26.50 per cent.
	www.freeindiamedia.com /women/31_march_women.htm (1082 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jamshedpur
		Elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, vacated by BJP members P.K. Agrawala and Abhay Kant Prasad, both belonging to BJP, are due to be held in near future.
		Further, he has a good number of enemies within the BJP and is yet to contest a Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha election.
		Das has served the party since the Jan Sangh days and was elected to the Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 1977, 1990 and 1995.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040607/asp/jamshedpur/story_3341178.asp (630 words)

	IndiaPolicy Institute: Policy Clearing House: Facts on India's electoral system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Vidhan Sabhas (legislative assemblies) is directly elected bodies set up to carrying out the administration of the government in the 25 States of India.
		The largest Vidhan Sabha is for Uttar Pradesh, with 425 members; the smallest Pondicherry, with 30 members.
		In most Lok Sabha constituencies the limit as recently amended in December, 1997 is Rs 15,00,000/-, although in some States the limit is Rs 6,00,000/- (for Vidhan Sabha elections the highest limit is Rs 6,00,000/-, the lowest Rs 3,00,000/-).
	www.sabhlokcity.com /clearinghouse/electoral.html (4425 words)

	Rajdeep to appear before Vidhan Sabha : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Principal Secretary Vidhan Sabha Rajendra Prasad Pandey said a notice would be issued asking Rajdeep Sardesai to appear before the House on November 22, 2006.
		Earlier the Vidhan Sabha had passed a resolution ordering that Sardesai be produced before the House under police custody on October 27, 2006.
		Later Sardesai moved the Supreme Court on the issue and assured the SC that he would present himself before the Vidhan Sabha on the appointed date.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1839868,000900010004.htm (254 words)

	Raj Bhawan sends communiqué to Speaker Vidhan Sabha : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Taking strong exception to the move of 21 MLAs who went to meet the Governor TV Rajeswar on Friday to express their solidarity with the Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav the Raj Bhawan has sent a communiqué to Speaker Vidhan Sabha Mata Prasad Pandey informing him of the conduct of legislators for necessary action.
		Listing the names of the MLAs who met the Governor on Friday morning to express their solidarity with Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav the Raj Bhawan has attached copies of letters that 21 MLAs handed over to the Governor early in the day extending support to the Mulayam Singh Yadav government.
		Sources in Vidhan Sabha secretariat also said only the Speaker would be able to comment on the issue.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1852355,000900010004.htm (504 words)

	Haryana Vidhan Sabha
		Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, also called Haryana Legislative Assembly Secretariat is one of the most magnificent buildings in the city beautiful.
		The Vidhan Bhawan building is common for both the Haryana and the Punjab State Legislative Assemblies.
		At present, the South wing of the building is with Haryana Legislative Assembly which includes a space for 16 branches of Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, the Office of the Honble Speaker, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Honble Deputy Speaker, Secretary, Committee Rooms, Library and a Lounge for Members.
	haryanaassembly.gov.in (930 words)

	Uttaranchal Vidhan Sabha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The evolution of the Vidhan Sabha - House of People's Representatives - in Uttaranchal has an important place in the constitutional history of India.
		At present, the assembly is an interim one, constituting the 30 erstwhile members of the UP Vidhan Sabha and Parishad hailing from the region that forms Uttaranchal today.
		The Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly has 'Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business' for regulating the business of the House and its Committees.
	www.uttaranchal.ws /vidhan_sabha.htm (336 words)

	What's with synchronised polls?
		Many speakers have approvingly quoted the late Nani Palkhivala's dictum that polls are the heartbeat of a democracy, too many or too few are equally injurious to the body politic.
		Rather late in the day the Chief Election Commissioner has offered the clarification that it will not be possible to hold Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls simultaneously because the Election Commission simply lacks the resources -- which shall enable rigging on a massive scale.
		For a long time now we have all got used to the idea that Lok Sabha polls cannot be held all over this country on a single day.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/aug/07flip.htm (950 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		New Delhi, July 19: Congress leader Chaudhury Prem Singh today filed his nomination papers as the party’s candidate for the post of Delhi Vidhan Sabha Speaker, in what is seen as a move by All India Congress Committee leaders to marginalise chief minister Sheila Dikshit.
		Singh is considered close to party leader Ahmed Patel and had openly opposed the candidature of Dikshit’s son from East Delhi for the general elections.
		The election of the Speaker will be the first item to be taken up when the Vidhan Sabha convenes tomorrow for its budget session.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040720/asp/nation/story_3518452.asp (459 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh
		The Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, today assured the Vidhan Sabha that indepth investigations would be conducted into the alleged incident of cow slaughter in Sanghnai village in Una and if required the case would be handed over to the crime branch.
		The Kinnaur district unit of the BJP today staged a dharna in front of the Vidhan Sabha to highlight the plight of the people of the flood-ravaged Kinnaur and later submitted memorandum to the Governor, Mr V.S. Kokje, demanding relief on the pattern of August, 2000, flood in the Sutlej.
		This was stated by Mr Ram Lal Thakur, Forest Minister, in the Vidhan Sabha today while replying to the discussion on the implementation of the CAT plans raised by Mr Mohinder Singh of the BJP.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050810/himachal.htm (2153 words)

	History of India-8: The Modern India, Indian Constitution and Achievements
		The Rajya Sabha has 238 representatives of states who are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each State.
		Twelve members are nominated by the President on the ground of having special knowledge in literature, science etc. Vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
		The Rajya Sabha is not subjected to dissolution.
	www.indtravel.com /welcome/history8.html (560 words)

	The Hindu : National / Elections 2004 : Congress up against iron law of Indian democracy
		This rule holds, whether the first election is a Lok Sabha election or a Vidhan Sabha election.
		During the 1970s and the 1980s it was a common occurrence for a party to win a Lok Sabha election and then hold a series of State Assembly elections and win them without much effort.
		Ramakrishna Hegde reversed the verdict of the Lok Sabha elections in 1984 by winning the Vidhan Sabha elections held within a few months in Karnataka.
	www.hindu.com /2004/04/14/stories/2004041407241200.htm (1447 words)

	Dissidents plan meet-Lucknow-Cities-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		BJP Legislature Party leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday appointed Lalji Tandon as the deputy leader in the Vidhan Sabha.
		But the BJPLP leaderâs attempt may not yield desired results as the rebels are planning to hold a meeting in Lucknow in a day or two to mount pressure on the party leadership for their inclusion in the Cabinet.
		Similarly, Dr Nepal Singh has been appointed as the BJP leader in the Vidhan Parishad and Rajesh Pandey as deputy leader, Bharat Tripathi as chief whip, Ramchandra Valmiki as whip, Ram Prasad Kamal as secretary and Raghavram Mishra as incharge.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow.asp?art_Id=9399325 (328 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab
		A press release of the SAD said there was no moral, political or legal ground for these legislators to continue in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
		Mr Paramjit Singh, chairman, Sudhar Sabha, while claiming that state government had failed on all fronts, alleged that farmers and poor people were committing suicides and addiction had been spreading its tentacles.
		The Vidhan Sabha Estimate Committee headed by Prof Darbari Lal, Deputy Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, yesterday visited Hoshiarpur district and inspected ongoing works in various villages under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and interacted with the gram panchayats and villagers.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2006/20060327/punjab1.htm (7098 words)

	Mailbag
		Post of Lok Sabha Speaker must be made above party-politics by upgrading it to post of a Vice President.
		In case of mid-term vacancy at post of a Vice President, an interim Vice President may be elected for rest of the term by MPs only.
		Speakers of State Legislatures and Deputy chairpersons of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislatures may be elected by secret ballot in respective Houses.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /99may15/mail.htm (920 words)

	Enhancing Women's Representation in Legislatures http://free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		(i) One-third of all seats in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas shall be reserved for women.
		This Bill is seriously flawed, insofar as it mechanically provides for entry of women members to fill one-third of vacancies in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas.
		In Lok Sabha elections, as many as 99.7 percent of Independents are in fact losing their caution deposits.
	departments.umf.maine.edu /departments/women/WST480/reservation.htm (1580 words)

	The Hindu : New Delhi News : Grand plans for Vidhan Sabha's restoration
		The historic Old Secretariat complex housing the Delhi Assembly is all set for a complete facelift following approval of plans to restore it to its original glory.
		The Speaker as well as the Secretary would have computer screens in front of their tables to access various issues and getting immediate update with regard to the proceedings of the House.
		Similarly, the Vidhan Sabha recorders' table would also have computerised digital screen display.
	www.hindu.com /2004/11/30/stories/2004113008790400.htm (566 words)

	Congress Sandesh May,2002
		Ques : The percentage of women in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is 10%, which is better than some West European countries, UK 7%, but below the world average.
		Our demand is for 33% reservation through elections to the Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha.
		For the Vidhan Sabha and the Lok Sabha our party has decided on reservations of 33% if we come to power.
	www.congresssandesh.com /may-2002/10.html (1284 words)

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