Press Release: Analysis of Performance of MLAs 13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh (2018 - 2022)

[ADR India]

Press Release

Date: October 22, 2022

Dear Friends,

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Himachal Pradesh Election Watch had filed RTI applications with the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Secretariat requesting for information pertaining to the performance of the Himachal Pradesh MLAs and the Legislative Assembly. This report has been generated from the information received up to August 2022. Whereas from 2018 to 2021 the report covers the complete calendar years, for the year 2022 the report covers data available from January to August 2022.

There are 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, however this report also includes the analysis for the MLAs who have resigned or got elected through bye-elections.

For the complete report in English and Hindi, please see:https://adrindia.org/content/analysis-performance-mlas-13th-legislative-assembly-himachal-pradesh-2018-2022

Summary and Highlights

Analysis of Number of Questions asked by MLAs in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

• Only 60 MLAs have asked questions. These MLAs asked total 8,069 questions.

• The details of top 5 MLAs who have asked the highest number of questions are given below.

S.No.	Name of the Member	Constituency	Party	Total Number of Questions Asked
1	Jagat Singh Negi	Kinnaur	INC	482
2	Mohan Lal Brakta	Rohru	INC	368
3	Rakesh Singha	Theog	CPI(M)	334
4	Ram Lal Thakur	Sri Naina Deviji	INC	291
5	Ramesh Chand Dhawala	Jawalamukhi	BJP	289

Table: Top 5 MLAs who have asked maximum number of questions

Figure: Party Wise Average Number of Questions Asked

• Highest number of Questions were related to Public Works, Jal Shakti Vibhag, Health and Family Welfare and Higher Education.

 Figure: Top 15 - Category Wise Questions Asked

Analysis of Bills Tabled and Bills Passed in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

• There were total 54 Bills tabled in the 13^th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and all of them were passed.

Figure: Time taken to pass a Bill in 13^th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Contact Details

 

Himachal Pradesh Election Watch

 

Mr. O.P. Bhuraita State Co-ordinator +91 9318820000, +919418454867 opbhu...@gmail.com opbhu...@rediffmail.com

 

National Election Watch/Association for Democratic Reforms

 

Media and Journalist Helpline   +91 80103 94248 Email: a...@adrindia.org

Maj.Gen. Anil Verma (Retd) Head Association for Democratic Reforms, National Election Watch 011 4165 4200, +91 88264 79910 a...@adrIndia.org, anil...@adrindia.org

Prof JagdeepChhokar IIM Ahmedabad (Retd.) Founder Member, Association for Democratic Reforms, National Election Watch jchh...@gmail.com

Prof TrilochanSastry IIM Bangalore Founder Member, Association for Democratic Reforms, National Election Watch +91 94483 53285 tsa...@gmail.com

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