Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces

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The Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces was the bicameral law-making body of the United Provinces in British India, responsible for enacting provincial legislation and overseeing local governance.

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Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
colonial-era institution
provincial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction United Provinces
associatedWith United Provinces
surface form: United Provinces provincial government
authorityDerivedFrom British Crown
continent Asia
country British India
dissolvedFollowing Indian independence
follows Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
function enacting provincial legislation
oversight of local governance
oversight of provincial executive
governmentType parliamentary system
hasChamber lower house
upper house
hasJurisdictionOver provincial subjects under Government of India Act
hasPart Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces
Legislative Council of the United Provinces
hasTypeOfMembers elected members
nominated members
historicalPeriod late British Raj
languageUsed English
Hindi
Hindustani
legalSystem British Indian legal system
legislativeBodyFor United Provinces
locatedIn United Provinces
locatedInPresentDay Uttar Pradesh
lowerHouse Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces
meetsIn legislative building in Lucknow
oversightOf provincial ministries of the United Provinces
parentOrganization British colonial authorities in India
surface form: British Indian provincial administration
partOf constitutional framework of British India
replacedBy Uttar Pradesh Legislature
surface form: Legislature of Uttar Pradesh
role budget approval for the province
law-making on provincial matters
representation of provincial interests
seat Lucknow
subdivisionOf British India
successor Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
upperHouse Legislative Council of the United Provinces

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Legislative Council of the United Provinces partOf Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces
Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces partOf Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces