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| disbanded = 1969 | | disbanded = 1969 | ||
| leader1_type = Chairman | | leader1_type = Chairman | ||
| leader1 = | | leader1 = Governor of West Bengal | ||
| leader2_type = Deputy Chairman | | leader2_type = Deputy Chairman | ||
| leader2 = | | leader2 = Rabindranath Ghosh | ||
| leader3_type = Leader of the House | | leader3_type = Leader of the House | ||
| leader3 = | | leader3 = Amit Mitra | ||
|leader4_type = Deputy Leader of the house | |leader4_type = Deputy Leader of the house | ||
|leader4 = | |leader4 = Goutam Deb | ||
| leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition | | leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition | ||
| leader5 = | | leader5 = Shamik Bhattacharya | ||
|leader6_type = Deputy Leader of opposition | |leader6_type = Deputy Leader of opposition | ||
|Leader6 = | |Leader6 = Rahul Sinha | ||
| members = '''98''' | | members = '''98''' | ||
| voting_system1 = [[Proportional representation]], [[First past the post]] and Nominations | | voting_system1 = [[Proportional representation]], [[First past the post]] and Nominations | ||
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'''West Bengal Legislative Council''' was the [[upper house]] of the [[bicameral]] legislature of the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]], which came into existence in 1952.<ref>{{cite book|title=Legislative committees in West Bengal|date=1974|publisher=Sunanda Ghosh Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Political Science|page=43|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C1UFAAAAMAAJ&dq=legislative+council+of+bengal+came+into+existence&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=legislative+council+of+west++bengal++1952|access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref> | '''West Bengal Legislative Council''' was the [[upper house]] of the [[bicameral]] legislature of the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]], which came into existence in 1952.<ref>{{cite book|title=Legislative committees in West Bengal|date=1974|publisher=Sunanda Ghosh Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Political Science|page=43|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C1UFAAAAMAAJ&dq=legislative+council+of+bengal+came+into+existence&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=legislative+council+of+west++bengal++1952|access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Abolition== | |||
The Council was abolished in 1969. The [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] passed the resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council on 21 March 1969. Later the [[Parliament of India]] passed the [[West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969]] for abolishing the Legislative Council with effect from 1 August 1969. | The Council was abolished in 1969. The [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] passed the resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council on 21 March 1969. Later the [[Parliament of India]] passed the [[West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969]] for abolishing the Legislative Council with effect from 1 August 1969. | ||
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[[Category:State upper houses in India]] | [[Category:State upper houses in India]] | ||
[[Category:Defunct upper houses in India]] | [[Category:Defunct upper houses in India]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Political history of West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:1952 establishments in West Bengal]] | [[Category:1952 establishments in West Bengal]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:25, 12 June 2022
West Bengal Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| West Bengal | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Established | 1952 |
| Disbanded | 1969 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Governor of West Bengal |
Deputy Chairman | Rabindranath Ghosh |
Leader of the House | Amit Mitra |
Deputy Leader of the house | Goutam Deb |
Leader of the Opposition | Shamik Bhattacharya |
| Seats | 98 |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations | |
West Bengal Legislative Council was the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, which came into existence in 1952.[1]
Abolition[edit]
The Council was abolished in 1969. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed the resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council on 21 March 1969. Later the Parliament of India passed the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 for abolishing the Legislative Council with effect from 1 August 1969.
Revival Attempt[edit]
Trinamool Congress government planned to revive the council.[2][3]
| Vote to revive the West Bengal Legislative Council | ||
| Voting Results → | July 06, 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 196 / 287
| |
| No | 069 / 287
| |
| Absent | 022 / 287
| |
| The Motion is Adopted | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ Legislative committees in West Bengal. Sunanda Ghosh Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Political Science. 1974. p. 43. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ PTI. "Trinamool to revive legislative council in WB". The Hindu.
- ↑ MP, Team (March 6, 2021). "For senior leaders: Mamata vows to revive Vidhan Parishad". www.millenniumpost.in.
