Karnataka Legislative Council
Karnataka Legislative Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Deputy Chairman | |
Leader of the House | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 75 (64 Elected + 11 Nominated) |
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Political groups | Government (25)
Opposition (45) Vacant (5) |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Council Chamber at the Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |
| Website | |
| http://kla.kar.nic.in/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| The Council was established in 1907 for the princely state of Mysore, which was merged with the Union of India and became Mysore State in 1947; Mysore State was re-organized to its current territorial state in 1956 and renamed as Karnataka on 1 November 1973. | |
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 (formerly seven), where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body comprising 75 members.
History
It was established as the Mysore Legislative Council in 1907 (under Regulation I of 1907) in the Princely State of Mysore with a view to associate with the Government certain number of non-official persons having practical experience and knowledge of local conditions and requirements to assist government in making Laws and Regulations. In addition to the Dewan, President and the Members of Council, who were ex-officio members, at that time the Council consisted of not less than 10 and not more than 15 additional members to be nominated by the Government, out of which not less than two-fifths were required to be non-officials. The minimum and maximum number of additional members was increased from 15 to 21 respectively by Regulation I of 1914 and the maximum was further increased to 30 by Regulation II of 1919.[1]
In 1923, under the Mysore Legislative Council Regulation, (Regulation XIX of 1923), the strength of Legislative Council was fixed at 50. Of the 50 seats, 28 were allotted to the nominated members (official 20 and non-official 8) and 22 to elected members.[1] In 1914 the Council was empowered to discuss the Budget and in 1923 it was given power to vote on the demands for grants. From 1919 onwards Resolution were discussed in the Council. The term of the Council was three years in 1917 and four years in 1940.
After the implementation of the 1956 States Reorganisation Act, the strength of the Legislative Council of the re-organized Mysore State was increased to 63 under the Legislative Councils Act, 1957[2] and it remained same until 1987. Following adoption of a resolution in Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 18 August 1986 and subsequent approval by the Parliament of India, the strength of Legislative Council was increased to 75 with effect from 8 September 1987.
Term
The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years. The term of members is 6 years (renewable).
Constituencies and Members
At present, 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 following is the list of the current members:[3][4]
Elected by the Legislative Assembly members (25)
Keys: BJP (11) INC (9) JDS (5)
Elected from Graduates' constituencies (7)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnataka South-East Graduates | R. Chowdareddy Thoopalli | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 | Karnataka North-East Graduates | Chandrasekhar Patil | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 |
| 3 | Karnataka North-West Graduates | Hanumant Nirani | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 |
| 4 | Karnataka South Graduates | K. T. Srikante Gowda | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 |
| 5 | Karnataka West Graduates | S. V. Sankanur | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2020 |
| 6 | Bangalore Graduates | A. Devegowda | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 |
| 7 | Karnataka South-West Graduates | Aayanur Manjunath | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 |
Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnataka South Teachers | Maritibbe Gowda | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 |
| 2 | Karnataka South-East Teachers | Y. A. Narayanaswamy | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 |
| 3 | Karnataka North-East Teachers | Sharanappa Mattur | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2020 |
| 4 | Bangalore Teachers | Puttanna | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2020 |
| 5 | Karnataka West Teachers | Basavaraj Horatti | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 |
| 6 | Karnataka North-West Teachers | Arun Shahapur | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 |
| 7 | Karnataka South-West Teachers | S. L. Bhojegowda | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 |
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)
Keys: INC (14) BJP (6) JDS (4) IND (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bidar Local Authorities | Vijay Singh | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 2 | Gulbarga Local Authorities | B. G. Patil | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 3 | Bijapur Local Authorities | Sunil Gouda B. Patil | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 4 | Bijapur Local Authorities | S. R. Patil | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 5 | Belgaum Local Authorities | Kavatagimath Mahantesh Mallikarjun | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 6 | Belgaum Local Authorities | Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil | bgcolor="Template:Independent/meta/color" | | Independent | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 7 | Uttara Kannada Local Authorities | Shrikant Laxman Ghotnekar | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 8 | Dharwad Local Authorities | Srinivas Mane | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 9 | Dharwad Local Authorities | Pradeep Shettar | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 10 | Raichur Local Authorities | Basavaraj Patil Itagi | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 11 | Bellary Local Authorities | K. C. Kondaiah | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 12 | Chitradurga Local Authorities | G. Raghu Achar | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 13 | Shimoga Local Authorities | Prasanna Kumar | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 14 | Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities | Kota Srinivas Poojary | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 15 | Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities | K. Prathapachandra Shetty | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 16 | Chickmagaluru Local Authorities | M. K. Pranesh | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 17 | Hassan Local Authorities | Gopalaswamy | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 18 | Tumkur Local Authorities | Kanthraj | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 19 | Mandya Local Authorities | N. Appaji Gowda | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 20 | Bangalore Local Authorities | M Narayanaswamy | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 21 | Bangalore Rural Local Authorities | Shambulingaiah Ravi | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 22 | Kolar Local Authorities | C. R. Manohar | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 23 | Kodagu Local Authorities | Sunil Subramani Mandepanda | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 24 | Mysore Local Authorities | Sandesh Nagaraju | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
| 25 | Mysore Local Authorities | Dharmasena | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 |
Governor Nominated (11)
Keys: INC (5) JDS (1) Vacant (5)
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.
- ^ "The Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". Karnataka Legislature website. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.
