Council of State (Imperial Legislative Council)

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The Council of State (Imperial Legislative Council) was the upper house of the British Indian legislature, established under the Government of India Act 1919 to advise and legislate on imperial matters alongside the Legislative Assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial institution
parliamentary body
upper house of legislature
appliesTo provinces of British India
country British India
createdBy Government of India Act 1919
dissolvedInYear 1947
endDate 1947-08-15
establishedInYear 1921
governedBy rules framed by the Viceroy in Council
hasAuthorityOver imperial matters
hasChamberType upper house
hasJurisdictionOver all-India subjects
central subjects
hasLegislativeFunction advisory
law-making
hasMemberType elected members
nominated members
hasNumberOfMembers 60
hasRole advising the Viceroy on legislation
passing bills for British Indian administration
hasSystem bicameral legislature of British India
historicalPeriod British Raj
linked to: British India
historicalSuccessor Parliament of independent India
linked to: Parliament of India
languageUsed English
legalBasis Government of India Act 1919
legislativeBodyFor British Indian government
locatedIn Delhi
meetsIn Council House, New Delhi
New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
partOf Imperial Legislative Council of India
Indian legislature under British rule
precededBy Imperial Legislative Council (single-chamber)
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Council of State
relatedTo Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
dyarchy in British India
replacedBy Constituent Assembly of India
Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
linked to: Rajya Sabha
significance first formal upper chamber in all-India legislature
startDate 1921-01-01
subjectTo British Parliament
subordinateTo Viceroy of India
termLength 5 years
typeOfLegislature colonial legislature
votingSystem indirect election
worksAlongside Legislative Assembly (British India)

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