List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council

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Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka, India. The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body comprising 75 members.

Term[]

The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years. House strength is 75 and the term of members is 6 years (renewable).[1]

Constituencies and Members (75)[]

Source:[2][3]

Proportion[4] Seats[5] Method of Selection[6]
One-sixth (1/6th) 11 Nominated by the Governor on the advice of the cabinet. They were supposed to have excelled in fields like arts, science, literature, cooperative movement or social service
One-third (1/3rd) 25 Elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly by proportional representation using the Single Transferable Vote System
One-third (1/3rd) 25 Elected by the members of local self governmental bodies like corporations, municipalities and district boards.
One-twelfth (1/12th) 7 Elected by an electorate consisting of electors who have held Graduate degrees for a minimum of three years
One-twelfth (1/12th) 7 Elected by an electorate consisting of teachers of secondary schools, colleges and universities with a minimum experience of three years

Among the 75 members of the Legislative Council, 25 are elected by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly members, 25 are elected by local authorities, 7 are elected by the Graduates, 7 are elected by the Teachers and 11 members are nominated by the Governor of Karnataka. The following is the list of the current members:

Nominated by the Governor[]

Elected by MLAs[]

Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)[]

# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
1 Bidar district 1
2 Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts 1
3 Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 2
4 Belagavi district 2
5 Uttara Kannada district 1
6 Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 2
7 Raichur and Koppal districts 1
8 Bellary and Vijayanagara districts 1
9 Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) 1
10 Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1
11 Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts 1
12 Chikmagalur district 1
13 Hassan district 1
14 Tumakuru district 1
15 Mandya district 1
16 Bangalore Urban district 1
17 Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1
18 Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts 1
19 Kodagu district 1
20 Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts 2

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)[]

# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
1 Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts 1
2 Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 1
3 Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 1
4 Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) 1
5 Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1
6 Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts 1
7 Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1

Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)[]

# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
1 Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts 1
2 Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 1
3 Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 1
4 Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) 1
5 Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1
6 Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts 1
7 Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (2008), "Public Administration Special", Pratiyogita Darpan, 2 (22): 60
  2. ^ "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.
  3. ^ https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/%2812%29%20THE%20DELIMITATION%20OF%20COUNCIL%20CONSTITUENCIES%202%5B%28KARNATAKA%29%5D%20ORDER%2C%201951_0.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". Karnataka Legislature website. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ Sharma, B. K. (2007). Introduction to the Constitution of India. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. pp. 207–218. ISBN 978-81-203-3246-1.

External links[]

  • www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm (Karnataka Legislative Council)
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