Assam Legislative Council
Assam Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Assam | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Disbanded | 1947 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | NA |
Deputy Chairman | NA |
Leader of the House | NA |
Leader of the Opposition | NA |
| Seats | 42 |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations | |
The Assam Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of Assam in India from 1913 to 1935 and then the upper house of the bicameral legislature from 1935 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the India (Provincial Legislatures) Order, 1947, and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.[1]
References
- ^ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 207–208. ISBN 9788120004009.
