State Legislative Councils

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Assam
gptkb:Haryana
gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Tripura
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkb:Orissa
gptkbp:abolitionOrCreationBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vidhan_Parishad
gptkbp:canDelayMoneyBillsBy 14 days
gptkbp:compatibleWith Form government
Introduce money bills
gptkbp:composition Elected by Legislative Assembly members
Elected by graduates
Elected by local authorities
Elected by teachers
Nominated by Governor
gptkbp:constitution Article 169 of Indian Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:deputyPresidingOfficer Deputy Chairman
gptkbp:district gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:firstCreatedIn Andhra Pradesh (1957)
gptkbp:hasCounterpart gptkb:State_Legislative_Assemblies
gptkbp:membersCalled Members of Legislative Council (MLC)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 40
One-third of State Legislative Assembly
gptkbp:oneThirdMembersRetireEvery 2 years
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:role Review and delay legislation
gptkbp:statesWithCouncils gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Telangana
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:type gptkb:Upper_house
gptkbp:votingSystem Indirect election
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1951
gptkb:52nd_Amendment_Act,_1985
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label State Legislative Councils