State Legislative Councils

GPTKB entity

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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	State Legislative Councils
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	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	Upper house
gptkbp:votingSystem	Indirect election
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1951
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6