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.

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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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East Bengal and Assam legislativeBody Legislative Council of Eastern Bengal and Assam