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

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)

Source:[2][3]

Proportion[4] Seats[5] Method of Selection[6]
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

Elected by MLAs

Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)

# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
1 Bidar Local Authorities constituency Bidar district 1
2 Kalaburagi Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts 1
3 Vijayapura Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 2
4 Belagavi Belagavi district 2
5 Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada district 1
6 Dharwad Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 2
7 Raichur Raichur and Koppal districts 1
8 Ballari Bellary and Vijayanagara districts 1
9 Chitradurga Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) 1
10 Shivamogga Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1
11 Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts 1
12 Chikmagalur Chikmagalur district 1
13 Hassan Hassan district 1
14 Tumkur Tumakuru district 1
15 Mandya Mandya district 1
16 Bangalore Urban Bangalore Urban district 1
17 Bangalore Rural Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1
18 Kolar Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts 1
19 Kodagu Kodagu district 1
20 Mysore Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts 2

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)

# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
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 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)

# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
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

References

  1. Darpan, Pratiyogita (2008), "Public Administration Special", Pratiyogita Darpan, 2 (22): 60
  2. "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.
  3. https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/%2812%29%20THE%20DELIMITATION%20OF%20COUNCIL%20CONSTITUENCIES%202%5B%28KARNATAKA%29%5D%20ORDER%2C%201951_0.pdf
  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. Sharma, B. K. (2007). Introduction to the Constitution of India. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. pp. 207–218. ISBN 978-81-203-3246-1.
  • www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm (Karnataka Legislative Council)
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