Legislative Council of the United Provinces

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The Legislative Council of the United Provinces was the upper chamber of the provincial legislature in British India, responsible for debating and passing laws for the United Provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era institution
legislative council
upper house
appliesTo provincial subjects in the United Provinces
coexistsWith Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces
country British India
dissolvedAfter Indian independence
follows Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
governmentType colonial provincial legislature
hasAuthority provincial legislation
hasChamberType indirectly elected body
partly nominated body
hasFunction debating laws
passing laws
hasJurisdiction United Provinces
hasLanguage English
Hindi
Hindustani
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
hasLegislativeProcessRole delaying legislation
reviewing legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly
hasPower to debate bills
to question the provincial executive
to vote on bills
hasRole upper chamber of the provincial legislature
historicalRegion United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
isHistoric true
legislativeBodyFor United Provinces
locatedIn India
United Provinces
meetsIn Allahabad
partOf British Indian provincial government structure
Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces
bicameral legislature of the United Provinces
predecessor Legislative Council of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh
replacedBy Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
surface form: Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh
subordinateTo Governor of the United Provinces
Viceroy of India
successor Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
usedLegalSystem Anglo-Indian law

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United Provinces legislature Legislative Council of the United Provinces
Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces relatedTo Legislative Council of the United Provinces