West Bengal Legislative Council
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The West Bengal Legislative Council was the former upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Indian state of West Bengal, functioning as a revising chamber for state legislation before its abolition.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
former upper house ⓘ state legislative council ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct upper houses of state legislatures in India
ⓘ
Government of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Politics of West Bengal ⓘ |
| compositionMethod |
members elected by graduates
ⓘ
members elected by members of local authorities ⓘ members elected by members of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ members elected by teachers ⓘ members nominated by the Governor of West Bengal ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | abolition of the upper house in West Bengal ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
deliberation on state legislation
ⓘ
providing checks and balances within the state legislature ⓘ reviewing bills passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | Government of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyType | subnational legislature ⓘ |
| hasPart | members of the West Bengal Legislative Council ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | State of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature upper house ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | West Bengal Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | State legislatures of India ⓘ |
| partOf | West Bengal Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | unicameral West Bengal Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | revising chamber for state legislation ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Bicameralism in Indian states
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Legislative Council (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
indirect election
ⓘ
nomination ⓘ |
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