Delhi
Legislative Assembly
Delhi State Assembly was constituted on 17 March 1952 under the
Government of Part C States Act, 1951. But this experiment was short-lived and the
popular set-up was abolished on 1 October 1956. Subsequently in
September 1966, it was replaced by a Metropolitan Council with 56 elected
and 5 nominated members. The Council had no legislative powers and it had
only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. The Council was
later replaced by the Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution
(Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991. Another Act, viz the Government of
National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 supplements the
constitutional provisions relating to the Legislative Assembly and the
Council of Ministers and matters relating thereto.
The Assembly, which is a unicameral legislature,
now consists of 70 members. The term
of the Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner.