Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad
Principal Secretary		Dr Rajesh Singh, IAS
Structure
Seats	100 (90 elected + 10 nominated)
Political groups	Government (84) NDA (84)   BJP (82)   AD(S) (1)   NISHAD (1) Opposition (8)   SP (8) Others (7)   IND (5)   BSP (1)   JSD(L) (1) Vacant (1)   Vacant (1)
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	2024
Meeting place
Vidhan Parishad Chamber, Vidhan Bhavan, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow - 226 001
Website
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the

History

The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad came into existence by the Government of India Act of 1935. The Legislative Council consisted of 60 members. The term of a member of the Council was six years with one-third of its members retiring after every two years. The Houses enjoyed the right of electing their Presiding Officers known as the President. The first meeting of the Legislative Council was held on 29 July 1937. Sir Sitaram and Begum Aijaz Rasul were elected the President and the Vice-President of the Legislative Council respectively. Sir Sitaram was in office until 9 March 1949. Chandra Bhal became the next Chairman on 10 March 1949.

After the independence and adoption of the constitution on 26 January 1950 Chandra Bhal was re-elected the Chairman of the Legislative Council and served until 5 May 1958. Sri Nizamuddin was elected the Deputy Chairman of the Council on 27 May 1952. He served until 1964.

Nominations and election

When, under the provisions of the

The present composition of the Vidhan Parishad is as follows: Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) has 100 members (MLC).[1]

• 38 members are elected by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly members (MLA).
• 36 members are elected by local authorities.
• 8 members are elected by graduates.
• 8 members are elected by teachers.
• 10 members are nominated by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Party Composition

Term

Members are now elected or nominated for six years and one-third of them retire on the expiration of every second year, so a member continues as such for six years. The vacant seats are filled up by fresh elections and nominations (by Governor) at the beginning of every third year. The retiring members are also eligible for re-election and re-nomination any number of times. The Presiding Officers of Vidhan Parishad are Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Kunwar Manvendra Singh is the current Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Councils.

Constituencies and members (100)

See List of members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

The following are the constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad:^[2]

Elected by Legislative Assembly (38)

Keys:   BJP (30)   SP (5)   BSP (1)   

Elected by Local Authority Constituencies (36)

Keys:   BJP (33)   Independent (2)   JSD(L) (1)

Elected from Graduate Constituencies (8)

Keys:   BJP (6)   SP (2)

Elected from Teacher Constituencies (8)

Keys:   BJP (4)   Independent (3)   SP (1)

Nominated by Governor (10)

Keys:   BJP (9)   NP (1)

See also

• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

Notes

References

• https://up.gov.in/en/page/constitutional-setup#:~:text=Under%20the%20Constitution%20of%20India,Vidhan%20Parishad%20having%20100%20members

External links

• Government of Uttar Pradesh official website