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{{Short description|Upper house of the state legislature of Karnataka}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{About|2=the lower house|3=Karnataka Legislative Assembly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
|foundation ={{start date|1907}} |founder =[[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X]]                              | name             = Karnataka Legislative Council
| foundation = {{start date and years ago|1907|df=y|p=y}}
| coa_pic           = Seal of Karnataka.png
| name       = Karnataka Legislative Council
| background_color = #BE0E0E
| coa_pic   = Seal of Karnataka.svg
| coa_res           =
| coa_res   = 250
| house_type       = Upper house of [[Karnataka Legislature]]
| house_type = Upper house
| body              = Karnataka Legislature
| term_limits      = 6 years
| term_limits      = 6 years
| leader1_type      = [[List of Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council|Chairman]]
| leader1_type      = [[Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council|Chairperson]]
| leader1          = '''[[Basavaraj Horatti]]'''
| leader1          = '''[[Basavaraj Horatti]]'''
| party1            = [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]  
| party1            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election1        = 09 February 2021
| election1        = 21 December 2022
| leader2_type      = [[Deputy Chairman]]
| leader2_type      = [[Deputy Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council|Deputy Chairperson]]
| leader2          = '''[[M. K. Pranesh]]'''
| leader2          = [[M. K. Pranesh]]
| party2            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| party2            = BJP
| election2        = 28 January 2021
| election2        = 29 January 2021
| leader3_type      =Leader of the House
| leader3_type      = Leader of the House
| leader3          = '''[[Kota Srinivas Poojary]]'''
| leader3          = [[N. S. Boseraju]]
| party3            = [[BJP]]
| party3            = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| election3        = [[2019 Karnataka Political Crisis|23 July 2019]]
| election3        = 3 July 2023
| leader4_type = Deputy Leader of the House
| leader4_type      = [[Chief Whip|Govt Chief Whip]]
| leader4          =[[Laxman Savadi]]
| leader4          = [[Saleem Ahmed]]
|party4 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| party4           = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|election4 = 17 February 2020
| election4         = 3 July 2023
| leader5_type      = [[Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader5_type      = [[List of leaders of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council|Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader5          = '''[[S. R. Patil]]'''
| leader5          = [[Chalavadi Narayanaswamy]]
| party5            = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]  
| party5            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election5        = [[2019 Karnataka Political Crisis|23 July 2019]]
| election5        = 23 July 2024
| leader6_type = [[Secretary]]   | leader6 = '''K. R. Mahalaxmi'''  
| leader6_type     = [[Secretary]] of the Legislative Council
| leader_type =  
| leader6           = '''K. R. Mahalaxmi'''
| structure1        = File:Karnataka Legislative council.svg
| leader_type       =  
| structure1        = [[File:India Karnataka Vidhan Parishad (2025).svg]]
| structure1_res    = 300px
| structure1_res    = 300px
| members          = '''75''' (64 Elected + 11 Nominated)
| members          = '''75''' (64 Elected + 11 Nominated)
| political_groups1 =
| political_groups1 =  
'''[[Government of Karnataka|Government]] (33)'''
'''[[Government of Karnataka|Government]] (38)'''
* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (32)
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (37)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivatsa |first=Sharath S. |date=2024-12-06 |title=Majority continues to elude Congress in Legislative Council of Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/clear-majority-continues-to-elude-congress-in-legislative-council-of-karnataka/article68947913.ece |access-date=2025-03-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* {{Color box|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent Politician|IND]] (1)
* {{Color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent Politician|IND]] (1)
 
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Official Opposition]] (37)'''
'''Opposition (29)'''
:{{Color box|{{Party color|National Democratic Alliance}}}} [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (37)
* {{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (29) <!-- Do not add JDS in this section, opposition is not united. -->
:* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (30)
 
:* {{Color box|#02865A}} [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]] (7)
'''Others (13)'''
| session_room      = File:Vidhana Souda , Bangalore.jpg
* {{Color box|#138808}} [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]] (13) <!-- JDS is not in alliance with INC Or BJP Do not remove from this section-->
| session_res      = 250px
| session_room      = Vidhana Soudha 2012.jpg
| meeting_place    = Legislative Council, [[Vidhana Soudha]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Bengaluru Urban district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| session_res      = 300px
| website          = [https://kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm Karnataka Legislative Council]
| meeting_place    = 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 [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], which was merged with the [[Dominion of India|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.
| footnotes        = The Council was established in 1907 for the [[princely state]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], which was merged with the [[Dominion of India|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.
| native_name      =
| native_name_lang  = kn
| meeting_place2    = Legislative Council, [[Suvarna Vidhana Soudha]], [[Belagavi]], [[Belagavi district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] (Winter session)
| session_room2    = File:Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.jpg
| session_res2      = 250px
| preceded_by      = '''Mysore Legislative Council'''
| election6        = 1 October 2017
| constitution      = [[Constitution of India]]
}}
}}
 
The '''Karnataka Legislative Council''' (formerly the '''Mysore Legislative Council''') is the upper house of the [[Karnataka Legislature|state legislature of Karnataka]] in India. [[Karnataka]] is one of six [[States and union territories of India|Indian states]] with a [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature; the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] is the lower house. The Council is a permanent body of 75 members, of whom 64 are elected in various ways in staggered elections and 11 are appointed by the [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor of Karnataka]]. Members hold their seats for six-year terms.
The '''Karnataka Legislative Council''', officially in Kannada, '''Karnataka Vidhana Parishad''' is the upper house of the [[Karnataka Legislature|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==
==History==
It was established as the Mysore Legislative Council in 1907 (under Regulation I of 1907) in the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Princely State of Mysore]] with a view to creating a body composed of a certain number of non-official persons with 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.<ref name="gazetteer">Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). ''Mysore Gazetteer'', Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.</ref>
Originally, the [[Government of Karnataka|government]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore|princely state of Mysore]] comprised the [[Diwan of Mysore|''diwan'']] and the unicameral [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Mysore Representative Assembly]] (constituted in 1881 by Maharaja [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X]]). With the intent of creating a body composed of a certain number of non-official persons with practical experience and knowledge of local conditions to assist the government in making laws and regulations, the Mysore Legislative Council was established by Regulation I of 1907, in the reign of [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]]. In addition to the ''diwan'', the president and the members of the Council, who were ''ex-officio'' members, the Council at that time consisted of not less than 10 and not more than 15 additional members to be nominated by the government and approved by the [[Maharaja of Mysore|Maharaja]], 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.<ref name="gazetteer">Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). ''Mysore Gazetteer'', Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.</ref>


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.<ref name="gazetteer"/> 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.
In 1923, under the Mysore Legislative Council Regulation, (Regulation XIX of 1923), the strength of the Council was fixed at 50. Of the 50 seats, 28 were allotted to the nominated members (20 official and 8 non-official) and 22 to elected members.<ref name="gazetteer" /> In 1914, the Council was empowered to discuss the state [[Government budget|budget]], and in 1923 it was given power to vote on the demands for grants. From 1919 onwards, resolutions 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 [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/lca1957219/|title=The Legislative Councils Act, 1957|publisher=Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> 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.
After the implementation of the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], the strength of the Legislative Council of the re-organized [[Mysore State]] was increased to 63 under the Legislative Councils Act of 1957<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/lca1957219/|title=The Legislative Councils Act, 1957|publisher=Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website|access-date=22 April 2010|archive-date=10 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110181931/http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/lca1957219/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and remained as such until 1987. The council was renamed following the renaming of Mysore State as Karnataka in 1973. 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==
==Constituencies and Members==
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).
The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years. Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) serve six-year terms, with no [[Term limit|limit on reelections]].


==Constituencies and Members (75)==
Of the 75 members of the Council, 25 are elected by local authorities such as [[Municipal governance in India|municipalities and corporations]], 25 are elected by members of the Legislative Assembly, 7 are elected from graduates' constituencies, 7 are elected from teachers' constituencies, and 11 members are nominated by the [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor of Karnataka]]. The following is the list of the current members:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/mlc.html|title=Members of Karnataka Legislative Council|publisher=Karnataka Legislature website|access-date=17 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/karnataka-news/2909-list-of-member-of-legislative-council-mlc-from-karnataka.html|title=Members of Karnataka Legislative Council|publisher=infoelections.com|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
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 [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor of Karnataka]]. The following is the list of the current members:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/mlc.html|title=Members of Karnataka Legislative Council|publisher=Karnataka Legislature website|access-date=17 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/karnataka-news/2909-list-of-member-of-legislative-council-mlc-from-karnataka.html|title=Members of Karnataka Legislative Council|publisher=infoelections.com|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref>


===Elected by the Legislative Assembly members (25)===
===Members elected by Legislative Assembly (25)===
Keys:  
Keys:  
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (12)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (13)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (9)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (9)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (4)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (3)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! #
! #
! Members
! style="width:200px" |Member
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Party
! Term Start
! Term start
! Term End
!Term end
|-
| 1
| [[N. S. Boseraju]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 2
| [[Yathindra Siddaramaiah]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 3
| [[K. Govindaraj]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 4
| A. Vasanth Kumar
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 5
| Bilkis Bano
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 6
| [[Ivan D'Souza]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 7
|  Jagdev Guttedar
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 8
| M. Nagaraju Yadav
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 14-Jun-2022
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 9
| K. Abdul Jabbar
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 14-Jun-2022
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 10
|Basanagouda Badarli
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 11-Jul-2024
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 11
| [[B. K. Hariprasad]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 1-Jul-2020
| 30-Jun-2026
|-
| 12
| K. Naseer Ahmed
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 1-Jul-2020
| 30-Jun-2026
|-
| 13
| Tippannappa Kamaknoor
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 23-Jun-2023
| 30-Jun-2026
|-
| 14
| [[C. T. Ravi]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
|-
| 1.
| 15
| [[Sunil Vallyapure]]
| [[N. Ravikumar]]  
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 18-Jun-2024
| 1 July 2020
| 17-Jun-2030
| 30 June 2026
|-
|-
| 2.
| 16
| [[M. G. Muley|Marutirao Muley]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 17
| S Keshava Prasad
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 14-Jun-2022
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 18
| Hemalatha Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 14-Jun-2022
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 19
| [[Chalavadi Narayanaswamy]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 14-Jun-2022
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 20
|[[Sunil Vallyapure]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 1-Jul-2020
| 30-Jun-2026
|-
| 21
| [[M. T. B. Nagaraj]]
| [[M. T. B. Nagaraj]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 1-Jul-2020
| 1 July 2020
| 30-Jun-2026
| 30 June 2026
|-
|-
| 3.
| 22
| Prathap Simha Nayak
| Prathap Simha Nayak
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 1-Jul-2020
| 1 July 2020
| 30-Jun-2026
| 30 June 2026
|-
|23
| T. N. Javarayi Gowda
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 18-Jun-2024
| 17-Jun-2030
|-
| 24
| T.A. Sharavana
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 14-Jun-2022
| 13-Jun-2028
|-
| 25
| Govindaraju
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 1-Jul-2020
| 30-Jun-2026
|-
|}
 
=== Local Authorities constituencies (25) ===
Keys:{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]  (11) |border=solid 1px #000000}}{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (11)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (2)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#DDDDDD|[[Independent Politician|Ind]] (1)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
| 4.
! #
| [[R. Shankar (politician)|R. Shankar]]
! Constituency
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
! style="width:200px" |Member
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
! colspan="2" | Party
| 1 July 2020
! Term start
| 30 June 2026
!Term end
|-
|-
| 5.
| 1
| [[Tejaswini Gowda]]
| Bidar
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| Bhimrao Patil
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 6.
| 2
| [[Raghunath Rao Malkapure]]
| Kalaburagi{{En dash|--}}Yadgir
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| B. G. Patil
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 7.
| 3
| [[K. P. Nanjundi]]
| Bijapur{{En dash|--}}Bagalkot
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| Sunil Gouda B. Patil
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 8.
| 4
| [[S. Rudregowda]]
| Bijapur{{En dash|--}}Bagalkot
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| P. H. Poojara
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 9.
| 5
| [[N. Ravikumar]]  
| Belgaum
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| Channaraj Hattiholi
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
| 6
| Belgaum
| Lakhan Jarakiholi
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
| [[Independent politician|Ind]]
|6-Jan-2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
| 7
| Uttara Kannada
| Ganapathi Ulvekar
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|6-Jan-2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
| 8
| Dharwad{{En dash|--}}Gadag{{En dash|--}}Haveri
|[[Saleem Ahmed]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|6-Jan-2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 10.
| 9
| [[P. Muniraju Gowda]]
| Dharwad{{En dash|--}}Gadag{{En dash|--}}Haveri
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| [[Pradeep Shettar]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 15 March 2021
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 11.
| 10
| [[Laxman Savadi]]
| Raichur{{En dash|--}}Koppal
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| Sharana Gowda Patil
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 17 Feb 2020
|6-Jan-2022
| 13 June 2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 12.
| 11
| [[Lehar Singh Siroya]]
| Bellary{{En dash|--}}Vijaynagar
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| Y. M. Satish
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 14 June 2016
|6-Jan-2022
| 13 June 2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 13.
| 12
| [[B. K. Hariprasad]]
| Chitradurga{{En dash|--}}Davangere
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| K. S. Naveen
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 1 July 2020
|6-Jan-2022
| 30 June 2026
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 14.
| 13
| K. Naseer Ahmed
| Shivamogga
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[D. S. Arun]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 1 July 2020
|6-Jan-2022
| 30 June 2026
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 15.
| 14
| [[K. Govindaraj]]
| Dakshina Kannada{{En dash|--}}Udupi
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| Kishore B.R.
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18 June 2018
|21-Oct-2024
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 16.
| 15
| [[K. Harishkumar]]
| Dakshina Kannada{{En dash|--}}Udupi
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| Manjunath Bhandari
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 17.
| 16
| [[C. M. Ibrahim]]
| Chikmagaluru
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[M. K. Pranesh]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 18.
|17
| [[Aravind Kumar Arali]]
| Hassan
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| Suraj Revanna
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| 18 June 2018
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 17 June 2024
|6-Jan-2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
| 18
| Tumakuru
| R. Rajendra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|6-Jan-2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 19
| 19
| [[Ramappa Timmapur]]
| Mandya
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| M. G. Gooligowda
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 14 June 2016
|6-Jan-2022
| 13 June 2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 20.
| 20
| [[Allum Veerabhadrappa]]
| Bengaluru Urban
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| H. S. Gopinath Reddy
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 14 June 2016
|6-Jan-2022
| 13 June 2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 21.
| 21
| [[Veena Achaiah]]
| Bengaluru Rural{{En dash|--}}Ramanagar
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Shambulingaiah Ravi]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 14 June 2016
|6-Jan-2022
| 13 June 2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 22.
| 22  
| Govindaraju
| Kolar{{En dash|--}}Chikkaballapur
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| Anil Kumar
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 1 July 2020
|6-Jan-2022
| 30 June 2026
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 23.
| 23
| [[B. M. Farooq]]
| Kodagu
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| Suja Kushalappa
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 18 June 2018
|6-Jan-2022
| 17 June 2024
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 24.
| 24
| H. M. Ramesh Gowda  
| Mysuru{{En dash|--}}Chamarajanagara
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| C. N. Manje Gowda
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| 27 September 2018
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 17 June 2024
|6-Jan-2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
|-
| 25.
| 25
| [[K. V. Narayana Swamy]]
| Mysuru{{En dash|--}}Chamarajanagara
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| D. Thimmaiah
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 14 June 2016
|6-Jan-2022
| 13 June 2022
|5-Jan-2028
|-
 
|}
|}


===Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)===
===Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)===
Keys: {{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (5)|border=solid 1px #000000}}   
Keys: {{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (4)|border=solid 1px #000000}}   
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (1)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]](3)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (1)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! #
! #
! Constituency
! Constituency
! Member
! style="width:200px" |Member
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Party
! Term Start
! Term start
! Term End
!Term end
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Karnataka South-East Graduates
| Karnataka South-East Graduates
| Chidanand M. Gowda
| Chidanand M. Gowda
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10-Nov-2020
| 11 November 2020
| 9-Nov-2026
| 10 November 2026
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Karnataka North-East Graduates
| Karnataka North-East Graduates
| [[Chandrasekhar Patil]]  
| [[Chandrasekhar Patil]]  
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22-Jun-2024
| 22 June 2018
| 21-Jun-2030
| 21 June 2024
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| Karnataka North-West Graduates
| Karnataka North-West Graduates
| Hanumant Nirani
| [[Hanumant Nirani]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 5-Jul-2022
| 5 July 2016
| 4-Jul-2028
| 4 July 2022
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Karnataka South Graduates
| Karnataka South Graduates
| K. T. Srikante Gowda  
| Madhu Madhe Gowda
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| 5-Jul-2022
| 5 July 2016
| 4-Jul-2028
| 4 July 2022
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Karnataka West Graduates
| Karnataka West Graduates
| S. V. Sankanura
| S. V. Sankanura
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10-Nov-2020
| 10 November 2020
| 9-Nov-2026
| 9 November 2026
|-
|-
| 6  
| 6  
| Bangalore Graduates
| Bangalore Graduates
| [[A. Devegowda]]
| Dr. Ramoji Gowda
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 03-Jun-2024
| 22 June 2018
| 02-Jun-2030
| 21 June 2024
|-
|-
| 7  
| 7  
| Karnataka South-West Graduates
| Karnataka South-West Graduates
| [[Aayanur Manjunath]]
| Dhananjaya Sarji
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 22-Jun-2024
| 22 June 2018
| 21-Jun-2030
| 21 June 2024
|-
 
|}
|}


===Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)===
===Elected from Teachers constituencies (7)===
Keys:  
Keys:
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (4)|border=solid 1px #000000}}  
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (3)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (3)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (2)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (2)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! #
! #
! Constituency
! Constituency
! Member
! style="width:200px" |Member
! colspan="2"| Party
! colspan="2"| Party
! Term Start
! Term start
! Term End
!Term end
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Karnataka South Teachers
| Karnataka South Teachers
| [[Maritibbe Gowda]]
| K. Vivekananda
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 22 June 2018
| 22-Jun-2024
| 21 June 2024
| 21-Jun-2030
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Karnataka South-East Teachers
| Karnataka South-East Teachers
| [[Y. A. Narayanaswamy]]
| D. T. Srinivas
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 8-Jun-2024
| 22 June 2018
| 9-Jun-2030
| 21 June 2024
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| Karnataka North-East Teachers
| Karnataka North-East Teachers
| [[Shashil G. Namoshi]]
| [[Shashil G. Namoshi]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10-Nov-2020
| 10 November 2020
| 9-Nov-2026
| 9 November 2026
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Bangalore Teachers
| Bangalore Teachers
| Puttanna
|[[Puttanna]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 20-Feb-2024
| 10 November 2020
| 9-Nov-2030
| 9 November 2026
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Karnataka West Teachers
| Karnataka West Teachers
| [[Basavaraj Horatti]]
| [[Basavaraj Horatti]]
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| 5-Jul-2022
| 5 July 2016
| 4-Jul-2028
| 4 July 2022
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Karnataka North-West Teachers
| Karnataka North-West Teachers
| [[Arun Shahapur]]
|[[Prakash Hukkeri]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 5-Jul-2022
| 5 July 2016
| 4-Jul-2028
| 4 July 2022
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| Karnataka South-West Teachers
| Karnataka South-West Teachers
| [[S. L. Bhojegowda]]
| [[S. L. Bhojegowda]]
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]]
| 22 June 2018
| 22-Jun-2024
| 21 June 2024
| 21-Jun-2030
 
|}
 
===Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)===
Keys:{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (14)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (6)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (4)|border=solid 1px #000000}}  {{legend2|#757575|[[Independent Politician|IND]] (1)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Constituency
! Member
! colspan="2| Party
! Term Start
! Term End
|-
| 1
| Bidar Local Authorities
| Vijay Singh
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 2
| Gulbarga Local Authorities
| B. G. Patil
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 3
| Bijapur Local Authorities
| Sunil Gouda B. Patil
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 4
| Bijapur Local Authorities
| S. R. Patil
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 5
| Belgaum Local Authorities
| Kavatagimath Mahantesh Mallikarjun
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 6
| Belgaum Local Authorities
| [[Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil]]
|bgcolor="{{Independent/meta/color}}" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 7
| Uttara Kannada Local Authorities
| Shrikant Laxman Ghotnekar
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 8
|Dharwad Local Authorities
|Srinivas Mane
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 9
| Dharwad Local Authorities
| Pradeep Shettar
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 10
| Raichur Local Authorities
| Basavaraj Patil Itagi
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 11
| Bellary Local Authorities
| K. C. Kondaiah
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 12
| Chitradurga Local Authorities
| [[G. Raghu Achar]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 13
| Shimoga Local Authorities
| Prasanna Kumar
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 14
| Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities
| Kota Srinivas Poojary
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 15
| Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities
| [[K. Prathapachandra Shetty]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 16
| Chickmagaluru Local Authorities
| [[M. K. Pranesh]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
|-
|17
| Hassan Local Authorities
| Gopalaswamy
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 18
| Tumkur Local Authorities
| Kanthraj
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 19
| Mandya Local Authorities
| [[N. Appaji Gowda]]
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 20
| Bangalore Local Authorities
| M Narayanaswamy
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 21
| Bangalore Rural Local Authorities
| [[Shambulingaiah Ravi]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 22
| Kolar Local Authorities
| [[C. R. Manohar]]
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 23
| Kodagu Local Authorities
| Sunil Subramani Mandepanda
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 24
| Mysore Local Authorities
| Sandesh Nagaraju
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|-
| 25
| Mysore Local Authorities
| Dharmasena
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Jan 2016
| Jan 2022
|}
|}


===Governor Nominated (11)===
===Nominated by the Governor (11)===
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/lcmem.html|title=Legislative Council Members|website=www.kla.kar.nic.in}}</ref>
Keys:
Keys:
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (5)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (7)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (5)|border=solid 1px #000000}} {{legend2|#138808|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JDS]] (1)|border=solid 1px #000000}}
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (4)|border=solid 1px #000000}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! #
! #
! Member
! style="width:200px" |Member
! colspan="2"| Party
! colspan="2"| Party
! Term Start
! Term start
! Term End
!Term end
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| [[C. P. Yogeeshwara]]
|Arathi Krishna
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10-Sep-2025
| 22 July 2020
| 09-Sep-2031
| 21 July 2026
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| [[Adagur H. Vishwanath]]
|K Shivakumar
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10-Sep-2025
| 22 July 2020
| 09-Sep-2031
| 21 July 2026
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[Shantaram Siddi]]
|FH Jakkappanavar
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10-Sep-2025
| 22 July 2020
| 09-Sep-2031
| 21 July 2026
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Bharathi Shetty
| [[Umashree]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 21-Aug-2023
| 22 July 2020
| 20-Aug-2029
| 21 July 2026
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Talwar Sabanna
| [[M. R. Seetharam]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 21-Aug-2023
| 22 July 2020
| 20-Aug-2029
| 21 July 2026
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Prakash Rathod
| H. P. Sudham Das
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 21-Aug-2023
| 30 October 2018
| 20-Aug-2029
| 29 October 2024
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| U. B. Venkatesh
| Ramesh Babu
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 10-Sep-2025
| 30 October 2018
| 21-Jul-2026
| 29 October 2024
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| C. M. Lingappa
| [[Adagur H. Vishwanath]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|BJP}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22-Jul-2020
| 9 June 2017
| 21-Jul-2026
| 8 June 2023
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| P. R. Ramesh
| [[Shantaram Siddi]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22-Jul-2020
| 18 May 2017
| 21-Jul-2026
| 17 May 2023
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| [[Mohan Kumar Kondajji]]  
| [[Bharathi Shetty]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 22-Jul-2020
| 18 May 2017
| 21-Jul-2026
| 17 May 2023
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| K.A Thippeswamy
| Talwar Sabanna
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| 22-Jul-2020
| 28 January 2019
| 21-Jul-2026
| 27 January 2025
 
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[TA/DA scam]]
* [[List of members of the Karnataka Legislative Council]], current and past
* [[List of chairmen of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]
* [[List of deputy chairmen of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]
* [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
==Notes==
==Notes==
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For the lower house, see Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

Karnataka Legislative Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
6 years
History
Founded1907 (119 years ago) (1907)
Preceded byMysore Legislative Council
Leadership
Basavaraj Horatti, BJP
since 21 December 2022
M. K. Pranesh, BJP
since 29 January 2021
Leader of the House
N. S. Boseraju, INC
since 3 July 2023
Saleem Ahmed, INC
since 3 July 2023
Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, BJP
since 23 July 2024
Secretary of the Legislative Council
K. R. Mahalaxmi
since 1 October 2017
Structure
Seats75 (64 Elected + 11 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (38)
  •   INC (37)[1]
  •   IND (1)

Official Opposition (37)

  NDA (37)
Meeting place
Legislative Council, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, Karnataka, India
Legislative Council, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India (Winter session)
Website
Karnataka Legislative Council
Constitution
Constitution of India
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 (formerly the Mysore Legislative Council) is the upper house of the state legislature of Karnataka in India. Karnataka is one of six Indian states with a bicameral legislature; the Legislative Assembly is the lower house. The Council is a permanent body of 75 members, of whom 64 are elected in various ways in staggered elections and 11 are appointed by the Governor of Karnataka. Members hold their seats for six-year terms.

History[edit | edit source]

Originally, the government of the princely state of Mysore comprised the diwan and the unicameral Mysore Representative Assembly (constituted in 1881 by Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X). With the intent of creating a body composed of a certain number of non-official persons with practical experience and knowledge of local conditions to assist the government in making laws and regulations, the Mysore Legislative Council was established by Regulation I of 1907, in the reign of Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV. In addition to the diwan, the president and the members of the Council, who were ex-officio members, the Council at that time consisted of not less than 10 and not more than 15 additional members to be nominated by the government and approved by the Maharaja, 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.[2]

In 1923, under the Mysore Legislative Council Regulation, (Regulation XIX of 1923), the strength of the Council was fixed at 50. Of the 50 seats, 28 were allotted to the nominated members (20 official and 8 non-official) and 22 to elected members.[2] In 1914, the Council was empowered to discuss the state budget, and in 1923 it was given power to vote on the demands for grants. From 1919 onwards, resolutions 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 States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the strength of the Legislative Council of the re-organized Mysore State was increased to 63 under the Legislative Councils Act of 1957[3] and remained as such until 1987. The council was renamed following the renaming of Mysore State as Karnataka in 1973. 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.

Constituencies and Members[edit | edit source]

The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years. Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) serve six-year terms, with no limit on reelections.

Of the 75 members of the Council, 25 are elected by local authorities such as municipalities and corporations, 25 are elected by members of the Legislative Assembly, 7 are elected from graduates' constituencies, 7 are elected from teachers' constituencies, and 11 members are nominated by the Governor of Karnataka. The following is the list of the current members:[4][5]

Members elected by Legislative Assembly (25)[edit | edit source]

Keys:   INC (13)   BJP (9)   JDS (3)

# Member Party Term start Term end
1 N. S. Boseraju INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
2 Yathindra Siddaramaiah INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
3 K. Govindaraj INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
4 A. Vasanth Kumar INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
5 Bilkis Bano INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
6 Ivan D'Souza INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
7 Jagdev Guttedar INC 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
8 M. Nagaraju Yadav INC 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028
9 K. Abdul Jabbar INC 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028
10 Basanagouda Badarli INC 11-Jul-2024 13-Jun-2028
11 B. K. Hariprasad INC 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026
12 K. Naseer Ahmed INC 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026
13 Tippannappa Kamaknoor INC 23-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2026
14 C. T. Ravi BJP 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
15 N. Ravikumar BJP 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
16 Marutirao Muley BJP 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
17 S Keshava Prasad BJP 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028
18 Hemalatha Nayak BJP 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028
19 Chalavadi Narayanaswamy BJP 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028
20 Sunil Vallyapure BJP 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026
21 M. T. B. Nagaraj BJP 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026
22 Prathap Simha Nayak BJP 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026
23 T. N. Javarayi Gowda JDS 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030
24 T.A. Sharavana JDS 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028
25 Govindaraju JDS 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026

Local Authorities constituencies (25)[edit | edit source]

Keys:  INC (11)   BJP (11)   JDS (2)   Ind (1)

# Constituency Member Party Term start Term end
1 Bidar Bhimrao Patil INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
2 Kalaburagi–Yadgir B. G. Patil BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
3 Bijapur–Bagalkot Sunil Gouda B. Patil INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
4 Bijapur–Bagalkot P. H. Poojara BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
5 Belgaum Channaraj Hattiholi INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
6 Belgaum Lakhan Jarakiholi Ind 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
7 Uttara Kannada Ganapathi Ulvekar BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
8 Dharwad–Gadag–Haveri Saleem Ahmed INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
9 Dharwad–Gadag–Haveri Pradeep Shettar BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
10 Raichur–Koppal Sharana Gowda Patil INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
11 Bellary–Vijaynagar Y. M. Satish BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
12 Chitradurga–Davangere K. S. Naveen BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
13 Shivamogga D. S. Arun BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
14 Dakshina Kannada–Udupi Kishore B.R. BJP 21-Oct-2024 5-Jan-2028
15 Dakshina Kannada–Udupi Manjunath Bhandari INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
16 Chikmagaluru M. K. Pranesh BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
17 Hassan Suraj Revanna JDS 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
18 Tumakuru R. Rajendra INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
19 Mandya M. G. Gooligowda INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
20 Bengaluru Urban H. S. Gopinath Reddy BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
21 Bengaluru Rural–Ramanagar Shambulingaiah Ravi INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
22 Kolar–Chikkaballapur Anil Kumar INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
23 Kodagu Suja Kushalappa BJP 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
24 Mysuru–Chamarajanagara C. N. Manje Gowda JDS 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028
25 Mysuru–Chamarajanagara D. Thimmaiah INC 6-Jan-2022 5-Jan-2028

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)[edit | edit source]

Keys:   BJP (4)   INC(3)

# Constituency Member Party Term start Term end
1 Karnataka South-East Graduates Chidanand M. Gowda BJP 10-Nov-2020 9-Nov-2026
2 Karnataka North-East Graduates Chandrasekhar Patil INC 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030
3 Karnataka North-West Graduates Hanumant Nirani BJP 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028
4 Karnataka South Graduates Madhu Madhe Gowda INC 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028
5 Karnataka West Graduates S. V. Sankanura BJP 10-Nov-2020 9-Nov-2026
6 Bangalore Graduates Dr. Ramoji Gowda INC 03-Jun-2024 02-Jun-2030
7 Karnataka South-West Graduates Dhananjaya Sarji BJP 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030

Elected from Teachers constituencies (7)[edit | edit source]

Keys:   INC (3)   BJP (2)   JDS (2)

# Constituency Member Party Term start Term end
1 Karnataka South Teachers K. Vivekananda JDS 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030
2 Karnataka South-East Teachers D. T. Srinivas INC 8-Jun-2024 9-Jun-2030
3 Karnataka North-East Teachers Shashil G. Namoshi BJP 10-Nov-2020 9-Nov-2026
4 Bangalore Teachers Puttanna INC 20-Feb-2024 9-Nov-2030
5 Karnataka West Teachers Basavaraj Horatti BJP 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028
6 Karnataka North-West Teachers Prakash Hukkeri INC 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028
7 Karnataka South-West Teachers S. L. Bhojegowda JDS 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030

Nominated by the Governor (11)[edit | edit source]

[6] Keys:   INC (7)   BJP (4)

# Member Party Term start Term end
1 Arathi Krishna INC 10-Sep-2025 09-Sep-2031
2 K Shivakumar INC 10-Sep-2025 09-Sep-2031
3 FH Jakkappanavar INC 10-Sep-2025 09-Sep-2031
4 Umashree INC 21-Aug-2023 20-Aug-2029
5 M. R. Seetharam INC 21-Aug-2023 20-Aug-2029
6 H. P. Sudham Das INC 21-Aug-2023 20-Aug-2029
7 Ramesh Babu INC 10-Sep-2025 21-Jul-2026
8 Adagur H. Vishwanath BJP 22-Jul-2020 21-Jul-2026
9 Shantaram Siddi BJP 22-Jul-2020 21-Jul-2026
10 Bharathi Shetty BJP 22-Jul-2020 21-Jul-2026
11 Talwar Sabanna BJP 22-Jul-2020 21-Jul-2026

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Srivatsa, Sharath S. (6 December 2024). "Majority continues to elude Congress in Legislative Council of Karnataka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.
  3. ↑ "The Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". Karnataka Legislature website. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.

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