Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in South Western India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Leg ...

is the upper house of the

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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. The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body comprising 75 members.

Term

The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years. House strength is 75 and the term of members is 6 years (renewable).

Constituencies and Members (75)

Source:https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/%2812%29%20THE%20DELIMITATION%20OF%20COUNCIL%20CONSTITUENCIES%202%5B%28KARNATAKA%29%5D%20ORDER%2C%201951_0.pdf Among the 75 members of the Legislative Council, 25 are elected by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly members, 25 are elected by local authorities, 7 are elected by the Graduates, 7 are elected by the Teachers and 11 members are nominated by the

Governor of Karnataka The Governor of Karnataka is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Karnataka. The governor is appointed by the president of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is ''de jure'' head ...

. The following is the list of the current members:

Nominated by the Governor

* Members of Karnataka Legislative Council nominated by the Governor

Elected by MLAs

* Members of Karnataka Legislative Council elected by members of the Legislative Assembly

Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)

Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)

References

External links

* www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm (Karnataka Legislative Council) {{DEFAULTSORT:Karnataka Legislative Council 1907 establishments in British India State upper houses in India