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Karnataka Legislative Council
Karnataka Legislative Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Upper house of Karnataka Legislature |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Leadership | |
Leader of the House | |
Deputy Leader of the House | |
K. R. Mahalaxmi | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 75 (64 Elected + 11 Nominated) |
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Political groups | Government (33)
Opposition (29)
Others (13)
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| 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, officially in Kannada, Karnataka Vidhana Parishad 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[edit]
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 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.[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[edit]
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 (75)[edit]
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)[edit]
Keys: BJP (12) INC (9) JDS (4)
| # | Members | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunil Vallyapure | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 2. | M. T. B. Nagaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 3. | Prathap Simha Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 4. | R. Shankar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 5. | Tejaswini Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 6. | Raghunath Rao Malkapure | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 7. | K. P. Nanjundi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 8. | S. Rudregowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 9. | N. Ravikumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 10. | P. Muniraju Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15 March 2021 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 11. | Laxman Savadi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17 Feb 2020 | 13 June 2022 | |
| 12. | Lehar Singh Siroya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14 June 2016 | 13 June 2022 | |
| 13. | B. K. Hariprasad | Indian National Congress | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 14. | K. Naseer Ahmed | Indian National Congress | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 15. | K. Govindaraj | Indian National Congress | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 16. | K. Harishkumar | Indian National Congress | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 17. | C. M. Ibrahim | Indian National Congress | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 18. | Aravind Kumar Arali | Indian National Congress | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 19 | Ramappa Timmapur | Indian National Congress | 14 June 2016 | 13 June 2022 | |
| 20. | Allum Veerabhadrappa | Indian National Congress | 14 June 2016 | 13 June 2022 | |
| 21. | Veena Achaiah | Indian National Congress | 14 June 2016 | 13 June 2022 | |
| 22. | Govindaraju | Janata Dal (Secular) | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2026 | |
| 23. | B. M. Farooq | Janata Dal (Secular) | 18 June 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 24. | H. M. Ramesh Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) | 27 September 2018 | 17 June 2024 | |
| 25. | K. V. Narayana Swamy | Janata Dal (Secular) | 14 June 2016 | 13 June 2022 | |
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)[edit]
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnataka South-East Graduates | Chidanand M. Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11 November 2020 | 10 November 2026 | |
| 2 | Karnataka North-East Graduates | Chandrasekhar Patil | Indian National Congress | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 | |
| 3 | Karnataka North-West Graduates | Hanumant Nirani | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 | |
| 4 | Karnataka South Graduates | K. T. Srikante Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 | |
| 5 | Karnataka West Graduates | S. V. Sankanura | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10 November 2020 | 9 November 2026 | |
| 6 | Bangalore Graduates | A. Devegowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 | |
| 7 | Karnataka South-West Graduates | Aayanur Manjunath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 | |
Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)[edit]
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnataka South Teachers | Maritibbe Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 | |
| 2 | Karnataka South-East Teachers | Y. A. Narayanaswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 | |
| 3 | Karnataka North-East Teachers | Shashil G. Namoshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10 November 2020 | 9 November 2026 | |
| 4 | Bangalore Teachers | Puttanna | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10 November 2020 | 9 November 2026 | |
| 5 | Karnataka West Teachers | Basavaraj Horatti | Janata Dal (Secular) | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 | |
| 6 | Karnataka North-West Teachers | Arun Shahapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 | |
| 7 | Karnataka South-West Teachers | S. L. Bhojegowda | Janata Dal (Secular) | 22 June 2018 | 21 June 2024 | |
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)[edit]
Keys: INC (14) BJP (6) JDS (4) IND (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bidar Local Authorities | Vijay Singh | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 2 | Gulbarga Local Authorities | B. G. Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 3 | Bijapur Local Authorities | Sunil Gouda B. Patil | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 4 | Bijapur Local Authorities | S. R. Patil | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 5 | Belgaum Local Authorities | Kavatagimath Mahantesh Mallikarjun | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 6 | Belgaum Local Authorities | Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil | Independent | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 7 | Uttara Kannada Local Authorities | Shrikant Laxman Ghotnekar | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 8 | Dharwad Local Authorities | Srinivas Mane | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 9 | Dharwad Local Authorities | Pradeep Shettar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 10 | Raichur Local Authorities | Basavaraj Patil Itagi | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 11 | Bellary Local Authorities | K. C. Kondaiah | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 12 | Chitradurga Local Authorities | G. Raghu Achar | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 13 | Shimoga Local Authorities | Prasanna Kumar | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 14 | Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities | Kota Srinivas Poojary | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 15 | Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities | K. Prathapachandra Shetty | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 16 | Chickmagaluru Local Authorities | M. K. Pranesh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 17 | Hassan Local Authorities | Gopalaswamy | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 18 | Tumkur Local Authorities | Kanthraj | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 19 | Mandya Local Authorities | N. Appaji Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 20 | Bangalore Local Authorities | M Narayanaswamy | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 21 | Bangalore Rural Local Authorities | Shambulingaiah Ravi | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 22 | Kolar Local Authorities | C. R. Manohar | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 23 | Kodagu Local Authorities | Sunil Subramani Mandepanda | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 24 | Mysore Local Authorities | Sandesh Nagaraju | Janata Dal (Secular) | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
| 25 | Mysore Local Authorities | Dharmasena | Indian National Congress | Jan 2016 | Jan 2022 | |
Governor Nominated (11)[edit]
[5] Keys: BJP (5) INC (5) JDS (1)
| # | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. P. Yogeeshwara | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 July 2020 | 21 July 2026 | |
| 2 | Adagur H. Vishwanath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 July 2020 | 21 July 2026 | |
| 3 | Shantaram Siddi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 July 2020 | 21 July 2026 | |
| 4 | Bharathi Shetty | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 July 2020 | 21 July 2026 | |
| 5 | Talwar Sabanna | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 July 2020 | 21 July 2026 | |
| 6 | Prakash Rathod | Indian National Congress | 30 October 2018 | 29 October 2024 | |
| 7 | U. B. Venkatesh | Indian National Congress | 30 October 2018 | 29 October 2024 | |
| 8 | C. M. Lingappa | Indian National Congress | 9 June 2017 | 8 June 2023 | |
| 9 | P. R. Ramesh | Indian National Congress | 18 May 2017 | 17 May 2023 | |
| 10 | Mohan Kumar Kondajji | Indian National Congress | 18 May 2017 | 17 May 2023 | |
| 11 | K.A Thippeswamy | Janata Dal (Secular) | 28 January 2019 | 27 January 2025 | |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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