Tripura Legislative Assembly


The Tripura Legislative Assembly or Tripura Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tripura, with 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly. The present Assembly is located in Gurkhabasti. Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala served as the previous meeting place. The tenure of the Assembly is five years unless sooner dissolved. The present Assembly is the 13th Legislative Assembly, where the current speaker of the House is Biswa Bandhu Sen since 24 March 2023. On 15 August 1957, a Territorial Council was formed with 30 elected members and two members nominated by the Government of India.

Previous Assemblies

The assemblies constituted so far are listed below:
AssemblyPeriod
1st Assembly1 July 1963 to 12 January 1967
2nd Assembly1 March 1967 to 1 November 1971
3rd Assembly20 March 1972 to 5 November 1977
4th Assembly5 January 1978 to 7 January 1983
5th Assembly10 January 1983 to 5 February 1988
6th Assembly5 February 1988 to 28 February 1993
7th Assembly10 April 1993 to 10 March 1998
8th Assembly10 March 1998 to 28 February 2003
9th Assembly4 March 2003 to 3 March 2008
10th Assembly10 March 2008 to 1 March 2013
11th Assembly2 March 2013 to 3 March 2018
12th Assembly4 March 2018 to 12 March 2023
13th Assembly13 March 2023-