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Assam Legislative Council 
Summary
The Assam Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of Assam in India from 1913 to 1935 and then the upper house of the bicameral legislature from 1935 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the India (Provincial Legislatures) Order, 1947, and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.[1]
Assam Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Assam | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Disbanded | 1947 |
| Seats | 21 – 22 |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations | |
On July 2013 the Legislative Assmebly passed a bill to recrate the legislative Council.[2]
References edit
- ^ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 207–208. ISBN 9788120004009.
- ^ "The Assam Legislative Council Bill, 2013,". PRS Legislativa Reseasrch.