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Maharashtra Polity & Administration
About 6 min · General Knowledge & Current Affairs · English
Time worked out from the lesson's 418 words at 150 words a minute, plus a minute for each question.
Maharashtra Polity & Administration is a topic in the Maharashtra Police Bharti exam; its questions are direct and factual. This topic covers the structure of the state government (Governor, Chief Minister, Legislature, High Court), district administration, and key welfare schemes launched by the Maharashtra government.
Key ideas
- Governor of Maharashtra — Constitutional head appointed by the President of India for a 5-year term. Current Governor: C.P. Radhakrishnan (as of 2024). Address is Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. Governor summons and prorogues the State Legislature and dissolves the Legislative Assembly (the Legislative Council cannot be dissolved).
- Chief Minister & Council of Ministers — Real executive power lies with the CM, who is the leader of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Vidhan Sabha.
- Maharashtra Legislature (Bicameral) — Two houses: Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) with 288 elected members and Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) with 78 members. Maharashtra is one of only 6 states with a Legislative Council.
- Bombay High Court — Principal seat in Mumbai; benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad, and Goa (Panaji). Headed by the Chief Justice. High Court has writ jurisdiction under Article 226.
- District Administration — Maharashtra has 36 districts grouped into 6 revenue divisions (Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, Nagpur). District Collector (DC) / District Magistrate (DM) is the chief administrative officer of a district.
Watch out for
- Confusing bicameral with unicameral → Maharashtra, like Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh, has TWO houses. Do not assume single house.
- Wrong division count → Students often write 5 or 7 divisions. Correct number is 6 revenue divisions.
- Mixing up Collector and Commissioner → District Collector heads district administration. Divisional Commissioner heads a revenue division (comprising multiple districts).
Quick reference
- 36 districts, 6 divisions — Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, Nagpur.
- Vidhan Sabha 288 + Vidhan Parishad 78 — Bicameral legislature.
- Maharashtra formed 1 May 1960 — First CM: Yashwantrao Chavan.
- Governor at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai — Appointed by President for 5 years.
- Bombay HC benches — Mumbai (principal), Nagpur, Aurangabad, Panaji.
Check yourself: 3 questions
1. Who is the constitutional head of the State of Maharashtra?
2. The Maharashtra Legislative Council is a permanent house. What is the maximum strength of members in the Maharashtra Legislative Council?
3. The 'Lek Ladki Yojana' scheme launched by the Maharashtra Government primarily aims at:
This lesson is cut from the topic's note, not rewritten. Fact-checked on 21 Oct 2026: an AI-assisted check of this note against cited sources; the errors it found were corrected that day. Some errors may remain. The questions are from Shishya's validated question bank.
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