Legislative Council of Eastern Bengal and Assam
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The Legislative Council of Eastern Bengal and Assam was the colonial-era legislative body that governed the British Indian province of Eastern Bengal and Assam in the early 20th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian legislative body
ⓘ
colonial legislature ⓘ legislative council ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Assam Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Indian province of Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ Chittagong Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Dacca Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajshahi Division NERFINISHED ⓘ territories now in Bangladesh ⓘ territories now in India ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1912 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bengal Legislative Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Council of Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Council of the Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialPower | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
advising the Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam
ⓘ
enacting provincial legislation ⓘ |
| hasGovernedTerritory |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionEnd | 1912 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Assamese
ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ English ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
Indian Councils Act 1892
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1909 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | British Indian law ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeStatus | partly elected and partly nominated ⓘ |
| hasSessionLocation |
Dacca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shillong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernmentBody | provincial legislature ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Administration of Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | annulment of the partition of Bengal ⓘ |
| replacedBy | separate provincial legislatures for Assam and Bengal ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Secretary of State for India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroy and Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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