- Karnataka legislature
The
Indian state ofKarnataka has abicameral (two chamber) legislature. The two houses are theVidhan Sabha (lower house) and theVidhan Parishad (upper house).The members of the Vidhan Sabha are directly elected by people through adult franchise. The members of the Vidhan Parishat are elected indirectly by members of local bodies, teachers and graduates. There are 76 members of the Vidhan Parishat.
Members of the Vidhan Parishad or Legislative council normally have a term of six years, and are generally known as M.L.C.s. There are 224 members of the Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly of Karnataka state. One member is a representative of the
Anglo-Indian community nominated by thegovernor of Karnataka . The state of Karnataka is divided into 223 constituencies used to elect the Legislative assembly.Each
constituency elects one member of the assembly. Members are popularly known as M.L.A.s. The assembly is elected using the simple plurality or "first past the post" electoral system. The elections are conducted by theElection Commission of India .The normal term of the members lasts for five years. In case of death, resignation or disqualification of a member, a
by-election election is conducted for constituency represented by the member. The party which wins the most seats becomes the ruling party. However past developments in politics of Karnataka were murkyFact|date=May 2008.After the 2008 elections,
B. S. Yeddyurappa of theBJP became chief minister with 110/224 MLAs from his party and supported by 6 independent MLAs. He has proved his "majority support (i.e, at least 113 MLAs)" on the floor of the house. [http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/07/stories/2008060757470100.htm]External links
* [http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/legislature.htm Official Website]
* [http://in.news.yahoo.com/051119/43/6144a.html 50 years of Karnataka Legislature]
* [http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/karnataka/index.html Karnataka Assembly Elections 2008]
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