Rajasthan Legislative Council (historical)
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The Rajasthan Legislative Council (historical) was the former upper house of the state’s bicameral legislature, which functioned as a revising chamber before Rajasthan adopted a unicameral legislative system.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
former upper house of state legislature ⓘ |
| abolitionMechanism | Article 169 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Vidhan Parishad in other Indian states ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Article 168 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Indian state ⓘ |
| function |
review of legislation passed by the lower house
ⓘ
revising chamber ⓘ |
| governmentTypeServed | state government of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| governs | State of Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | State of Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | part of bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rajasthan ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Rajasthan state capital (Jaipur) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfCategory | State Legislative Councils of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomenclature | Rajasthan Vidhan Parishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | Westminster-style parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| partOf | Rajasthan Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | Rajasthan’s adoption of a unicameral legislative system ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherHouse | upper house to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| role |
delayed and reconsidered legislation
ⓘ
provided checks and balances on the lower house ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Legislative Council (India)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unicameralism in Indian states ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | indirectly elected and partly nominated body ⓘ |
| status |
abolished
ⓘ
historical ⓘ |
| successorBody | unicameral Rajasthan Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
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