Vidhan Parishad

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abolishedInState gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:West_Bengal
Andhra Pradesh (once, later restored)
gptkbp:abolitionProcess By State Legislative Assembly resolution and Parliament approval
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:appointedBy Teachers
Local Authorities
MLAs
Graduates
gptkbp:compatibleWith Form government
Vote on demands for grants
gptkbp:composition Indirectly elected and nominated members
gptkbp:constitution Article 169 of Indian Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:deputyPresidingOfficer Deputy Chairman
gptkbp:establishedIn gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:existsIn gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Telangana
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vidhan Parishad
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Vidhan_Sabha
gptkbp:maximumSpeed One-third of Vidhan Sabha
gptkbp:membersNominatedBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:membersRetireEvery 2 years
gptkbp:minimumStrength 40 members
gptkbp:notPresentInAllStates true
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1919
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle CEO
gptkbp:purpose Act as revising chamber
Provide representation to special interests
gptkbp:role Review and delay legislation
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:upperHouse Bicameral State Legislature
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4