West Bengal Legislative Council

West Bengal Legislative Council
West Bengal Legislative Council
West Bengal
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	6 years
History
Established	1952
Disbanded	1969
Seats	98
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations

West Bengal Legislative Council(পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধান পরিষদ)was the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, which came into existence in 1952.^[1]

Abolition

The Council was abolished in 1969. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed the resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council on 21 March 1969. Later the Parliament of India passed the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 for abolishing the Legislative Council with effect from 1 August 1969.

Revival Attempt

Trinamool Congress government planned to revive the council.^[2]^[3]

Voting Results →		July 06, 2021
Vote to revive the West Bengal Legislative Council
	Yes	196 / 287
	No	069 / 287
	Absent	022 / 287
The Motion is Adopted

References

^ Legislative committees in West Bengal. Sunanda Ghosh Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Political Science. 1974. p. 43. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ PTI. "Trinamool to revive legislative council in WB". The Hindu.
^ MP, Team (March 6, 2021). "For senior leaders: Mamata vows to revive Vidhan Parishad". www.millenniumpost.in.

[1] Legislative committees in West Bengal. Sunanda Ghosh Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Political Science. 1974. p. 43. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[2] PTI. "Trinamool to revive legislative council in WB". The Hindu.

[3] MP, Team (March 6, 2021). "For senior leaders: Mamata vows to revive Vidhan Parishad". www.millenniumpost.in.

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