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Eastern Bengal and Assam Legislative Council

পূর্ববঙ্গ ও আসাম আইন পরিষদ
Dacca, Eastern Bengal and Assam (now known as Old High Court Building, Dhaka
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The Eastern Bengal and Assam Legislative Council

Dacca, the provincial capital. Its ex-officio head was the Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam.[2]

Constitution

The first Legislative Council was formed under the

Viceroy of India to appoint the nominees. The council was entitled to discuss budgets and make suggestions to the government, but lacked voting powers. Most members of the council were Europeans, with a minority being native Indian subjects.[3]

Morley–Minto Reforms

The

separate electorate, as part of affirmative action. The Legislative Council assembled for the purpose of making Laws and Regulations under the Provisions of the Indian Council Acts, 1861, 1892 and 1909. It advised the Executive Council of the Lt. Governor.[4][3]

Membership

The council included 41 members after the Morley-Minto Reforms. Its composition is illustrated in the following.[5]

  • Ex-officio Member
    • Lieutenant Governor
  • Nominated Members
    • A maximum of 17 from Officials
    • 1 from Indian commerce
    • 2 from Experts
    • A minimum of 2 from Others
  • Elected members

Geographic coverage

East Bengal had the most seats on the council due to its large population. Colonial Assam, which covers the Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh; had 5 seats on the 41-member council due to its smaller population.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-7099-789-4
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  2. ^ "The Parliament of Assam, India". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Bengal Legislative Council". Banglapedia.
  4. ^ Ilbert, Sir Courtenay Peregrine (1907). "Appendix II: Constitution of the Legislative Councils under the Regulations of November 1909", in The Government of India. Clarendon Press. pp. 432-5.
  5. ^ J. H. Broomfield (1968). Elite Conflict in a Plural Society: Twentieth-century Bengal. University of California Press. p. 38. GGKEY:PGQKZ3RNLLG.
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