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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

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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)

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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

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Elected by MLAs

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Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)

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# Constituency Geographical Area Covered No of seats
1 Bidar Local Authorities Bidar district 1
2 Kalaburagi Local Authorities Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts 1
3 Vijayapura Local Authorities Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 2
4 Belagavi Local Authorities Belagavi district 2
5 Uttara Kannada Local Authorities Uttara Kannada district 1
6 Dharwad Local Authorities Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 2
7 Raichur Local Authorities Raichur and Koppal districts 1
8 Ballari Local Authorities Bellary and Vijayanagara districts 1
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 district 1
11 Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts 1
12 Chikmagalur Local Authorities Chikmagalur district 1
13 Hassan Local Authorities Hassan district 1
14 Tumkuru Local Authorities Tumakuru district 1
15 Mandya Local Authorities Mandya district 1
16 Bangalore Urban Local Authorities Bangalore Urban district 1
17 Bangalore Rural Local Authorities Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1
18 Kolar Local Authorities Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts 1
19 Kodagu Local Authorities Kodagu district 1
20 Mysore Local Authorities Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts 2

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)

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# 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 Graduates Dakshina 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 Graduates Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1

Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)

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# 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 Teachers Dakshina 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 Teachers Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1

See also

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References

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