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Telangana Legislative Council

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Type
  
Upper house

Last election
  
30 December 2015

Seats
  
40

Telangana Legislative Council

Political groups
  
(After 10.03.2017 MLA quota elections)Government (24)  TRS: 24 seatsOpposition (12)  INC: 8 seats  AIMIM: 2 seats  BJP: 1 seat  Independent: 1 seat  Vacant: 4 seats

Voting system
  
Single transferable vote

The Legislative Council of Telangana or the Telangana Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Telangana; the lower house being the Telangana Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the state capital of Hyderabad, and has 40 members. The Vidhan Parishad has been in existence on 2 June 2014 after bifurcation from Andhra Pradesh state.

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Location

Sessions of the Legislative Council are held at the historic Jubilee Hall in Hyderabad, the state capital.

Current members

The following list includes the following:

  • 11 members from Local authorities
  • 5 members nominated by Governor
  • 14 members elected by MLAs
  • 3 members elected by Teachers of the state
  • 2 members elected by Graduates

    • References

    Telangana Legislative Council Wikipedia
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