Question
Download Solution PDFThe total number of members of the Legislative Council of a State having a Legislative Council shall not exceed ______ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1/3.
Key Points
- The total number of members of the Legislative Council of a State having a Legislative Council shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.
- This is stated in Article 171 of the Constitution of India.
- If the Legislative Assembly of a State has 400 members, then the Legislative Council of that State cannot have more than 133 members.
- There is a minimum limit of 40 members for the Legislative Council of a State.
- This means that even if the Legislative Assembly of a State has less than 120 members, the Legislative Council of that State must have at least 40 members.
- Currently only six States in India have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.
- The Legislative Council is an upper house of the bicameral legislature in these States and Union Territories. It acts as a check on the lower house, the Legislative Assembly.
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