State Legislative Council

The State Legislative Council is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral state legislature; the lower house being the State Legislative Assembly. Its establishment is defined in Article 169 of the Constitution of India.

For the lower house, see State Legislative Assembly (India).
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As of November 2019, after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, 6 out of 28 states have a State Legislative Council. The latest state to have a council is Telangana.[1].

Qualification required to be an MLC

Each Member of the State Legislative Council (MLC) serves for a six-year term, with terms staggered so that the terms of one third of a State Legislative Council's membership expire every two years. This arrangement parallels that for the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.

MLC must be a citizen of India, at least 30 years old, mentally sound, not an insolvent, and must be enrolled on the voters' list of the state for which he or she is contesting an election. He or she may not be a Member of Parliament at the same time.

The size of the State Legislative Council cannot be more than one third of the membership of the State Legislative Assembly. However, its size cannot be less than 40 members.

MLCs are chosen in the following manner:

List of State Legislative Councils
State Legislative Council Image of Council Buildings List of constituencies Seat/state capital Number of constituencies Ruling party
Elected Nominated Total
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council List Amaravati50858 YSR Congress Party
Bihar Legislative Council List Patna631275 Janata Dal (United)
Karnataka Legislative Council List 641175 Bharatiya Janata Party
Maharashtra Legislative Council
List 661278 Maha Vikas Aghadi
Telangana Legislative Council List Hyderabad34640 Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council List Lucknow9010100 Bharatiya Janata Party
Total 6 ———36759426 —

Abolished State Legislative Councils

The existence of a State Legislative Council has proven politically controversial. A number of states that have had their Legislative Council abolished have subsequently requested its re-establishment; conversely, proposals for the re-establishment of the Legislative Council for a state have also met with opposition. Proposals for abolition or re-establishment of a state's Legislative Council require confirmation by the Parliament of India.

State Legislative Council Seat/state capital Year established Year abolished Notes
Assam Legislative Council Shillong19351969Abolished by the Assam Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969
Bombay Legislative Council Bombay18611960Abolished by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council 19572019Abolished by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council Bhopal19561969Abolished by the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969
Punjab Legislative Council Chandigarh19561969Abolished by the Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Madras19561986Abolished by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1986
West Bengal Legislative Council Calcutta19521969Abolished by the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969

See also

References
  1. GK Today
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