What is the Full Form of MLA ?

MLA - Member of Legislative Assembly


Member of Legislative Assembly is a representative selected by a Legislative Assembly. In India, each state has between 4 to 9 MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha.

There are some basic criteria for becoming a Member of Legislative Assembly : a candidate must be an Indian citizen and must not be less that 25 years of age. Also, if a person is not a voter from any constituency of the state, he/she can not become the Member of Legislative Assembly.