Question

Give an idea about Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad), its term, selection of its members and their candidature.

Answer 1

Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)

1. Legislative Council is the Legislature at state level.
2. It is also called the Upper House or Vidhan Parishad.
3. Each state has to decide whether it wants to have a Legislative Council or not.
4. States like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka have Legislative Councils.

Term of Legislative Council:

1. The Legislative Council is a permanent House i.e., it does not get dissolved.
2. Like the Rajya Sabha each of its members gets elected for a term of 6 years.
3. Its 1/3^rd members retire in every 2 years.

Eligibility for a candidate to become a member of Legislative Council:

1. The candidate must be a citizen of India having minimum age 30 years.
2. He should not be mentally unstable, bankrupt or criminal.
3. Its members are elected from among the institutions of Local-Self Governance, registered graduates, teachers of secondary and higher secondary.