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).
Constituencies and Members (75) Source: ProportionSeats Method of Selection 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
Members of Karnataka Legislative Council nominated by the Governor
Elected by MLAs
Members of Karnataka Legislative Council elected by members of the Legislative Assembly
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25) # Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats 1 Bidar Local Authorities Bidar district1 2 Kalaburagi Local Authorities Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts1 3 Vijayapura Local Authorities Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts2 4 Belagavi Local Authorities Belagavi district2 5 Uttara Kannada Local Authorities Uttara Kannada district1 6 Dharwad Local Authorities Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts2 7 Raichur Local Authorities Raichur and Koppal districts1 8 Ballari Local AuthoritiesBellary and Vijayanagara districts1 9 Chitradurga Local Authorities Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks)1 10 Shivamogga Local Authorities Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district1 11 Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts1 12 Chikmagalur Local Authorities Chikmagalur district1 13 Hassan Local Authorities Hassan district1 14 Tumkuru Local Authorities Tumakuru district1 15 Mandya Local Authorities Mandya district1 16 Bangalore Urban Local Authorities Bangalore Urban district117 Bangalore Rural Local Authorities Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts1 18 Kolar Local Authorities Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts1 19 Kodagu Local Authorities Kodagu district1 20 Mysore Local Authorities Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts2
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)
# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats 1 Karnataka North-East Graduates Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts 1 2 Karnataka North-West Graduates Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 1 3 Karnataka West Graduates Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 1 4 Karnataka South-East Graduates Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) 1 5 Karnataka South-West GraduatesDakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1 6 Karnataka South Graduates Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts 1 7 Bangalore GraduatesBangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1
Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)
# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats 1 Karnataka North-East Teachers Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts 1 2 Karnataka North-West Teachers Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 1 3 Karnataka West Teachers Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 1 4 Karnataka South-East Teachers Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks) 1 5 Karnataka South-West TeachersDakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1 6 Karnataka South Teachers Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts 1 7 Bangalore TeachersBangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1
See also Karnataka Legislative Council List of chief ministers of Karnataka List of governors of Karnataka List of chairmen of the Karnataka Legislative Council
References
External links www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm (Karnataka Legislative Council)