Legislature of Maharashtra
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
has a bicameral (two chamber) legislature. The two houses are the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai...
(lower house) and the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra State Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.-Location:...
(upper house).
The members of the Vidhan Sabha are directly elected by people through adult franchise
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
. The members of the Vidhan Parishad are elected indirectly by members of local bodies, teachers and graduates. The state has 288 Vidhan Sabha seats and 78 Vidhan Parishad seats.