Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

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The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Legislative body
State legislative council
Upper house
bodyType Permanent house
category State upper houses in India
chamberName Vidhan Parishad
constitutionalArticle Article 169 of the Constitution of India
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India
country India
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
dissolution Cannot be dissolved
electionType Indirect election
function Deliberation on state legislation
Providing checks and balances on the lower house
Representation of local bodies, teachers, and graduates
governingBodyOf Legislative matters of Uttar Pradesh
hasLowerHouse Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
houseType Upper house of bicameral legislature
jurisdiction State of Uttar Pradesh
languageUsed English
Hindi
legislativeFunction Scrutiny of bills passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
legislatureType Bicameral (upper chamber)
limitation Cannot permanently block money bills
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
meetingPlace Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow
memberSelectionMethod Indirectly elected
Nominated
nativeName उत्तर प्रदेश विधान परिषद
oversightFunction Committee scrutiny of government policies
Questioning the state government
partOf Uttar Pradesh Legislature
power Can delay ordinary bills passed by the Legislative Assembly
Can suggest amendments to bills
presidingOfficerTitle Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
relatedInstitution Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
retirementPattern One-third of members retire every two years
role Reviewing legislation
Revising legislation
seatOfGovernment Lucknow
state Uttar Pradesh
termLength 6 years
typeOfMembers Elected by graduates
Elected by local authorities
Elected by members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Elected by teachers
Nominated by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Government of Uttar Pradesh
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ("Legislative Council of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh")
legislature
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council ("Vidhan Parishad")
chamberName
Uttar Pradesh
hasLegislature
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
hasUpperHouse
Government of Uttar Pradesh
includesBody
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council ("उत्तर प्रदेश विधान परिषद")
nativeName
Legislative Council of the United Provinces ("Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh")
replacedBy
Legislative Council of the United Provinces
successor

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