List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council
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Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka, India. The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body comprising 75 members.
Term[edit]
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).[1]
Constituencies and Members (75)[edit]
Proportion[4] | Seats[5] | Method of Selection[6] |
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One-sixth (1/6th) | 11 | Nominated by the Governor on the advice of the cabinet. They were supposed to have excelled in fields like arts, science, literature, cooperative movement or social service |
One-third (1/3rd) | 25 | Elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly by proportional representation using the Single Transferable Vote System |
One-third (1/3rd) | 25 | Elected by the members of local self governmental bodies like corporations, municipalities and district boards. |
One-twelfth (1/12th) | 7 | Elected by an electorate consisting of electors who have held Graduate degrees for a minimum of three years |
One-twelfth (1/12th) | 7 | Elected by an electorate consisting of teachers of secondary schools, colleges and universities with a minimum experience of three years |
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:
Nominated by the Governor[edit]
Elected by MLAs[edit]
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)[edit]
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)[edit]
# | Constituency | Geographical Area Covered | No of seats |
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1 | Karnataka North-East Graduates | Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts | 1 |
2 | Karnataka North-West Graduates | Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts | 1 |
3 | Karnataka West Graduates | Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts | 1 |
4 | Karnataka South-East Graduates | Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) | 1 |
5 | Karnataka South-West Graduates | Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district | 1 |
6 | Karnataka South Graduates | Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts | 1 |
7 | Bangalore Graduates | Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts | 1 |
Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)[edit]
# | Constituency | Geographical Area Covered | No of seats |
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1 | Karnataka North-East Teachers | Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts | 1 |
2 | Karnataka North-West Teachers | Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts | 1 |
3 | Karnataka West Teachers | Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts | 1 |
4 | Karnataka South-East Teachers | Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) | 1 |
5 | Karnataka South-West Teachers | Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district | 1 |
6 | Karnataka South Teachers | Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts | 1 |
7 | Bangalore Teachers | Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts | 1 |
See also[edit]
- Karnataka Legislative Council
- List of chief ministers of Karnataka
- List of governors of Karnataka
- List of chairmen of the Karnataka Legislative Council
References[edit]
- ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (2008), "Public Administration Special", Pratiyogita Darpan, 2 (22): 60
- ^ "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.
- ^ https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/%2812%29%20THE%20DELIMITATION%20OF%20COUNCIL%20CONSTITUENCIES%202%5B%28KARNATAKA%29%5D%20ORDER%2C%201951_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". Karnataka Legislature website. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Sharma, B. K. (2007). Introduction to the Constitution of India. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. pp. 207–218. ISBN 978-81-203-3246-1.
External links[edit]
- www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm (Karnataka Legislative Council)