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Karnataka Legislative Council polls on 23 October; liquor sale banned in Yadgir ahead of voting
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One-third, one-twelfth, one-sixth: Article 171 Council formula behind Karnataka's 23 October polls, for GS-II
Four Karnataka Legislative Council seats go to the polls on 23 October; Yadgir has banned liquor sales before voting.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 मिनट
Elections to four constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council will be held on 23 October.
In Yadgir, the district magistrate has ordered a district-wide ban on liquor sales ahead of the poll.
Under Article 171, the Council is a partly elected house whose members are chosen by legislators, local authorities, graduates and teachers, with a sixth nominated.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- Four Karnataka Legislative Council constituencies go to the polls on 23 October.
- Yadgir's district magistrate has banned liquor sales district-wide ahead of the voting.
- Article 171 governs the composition of State Legislative Councils.
- Council seats: 1/3 elected by MLAs, 1/3 by local authorities, 1/12 by graduates, 1/12 by teachers, 1/6 nominated by the Governor.
- A Council's strength cannot exceed one-third of the Assembly and cannot be below 40 (Karnataka's Council has 75 members).
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- The Legislative Council is a partly elected, partly nominated House under Article 171; it is a permanent House, one-third of whose members retire every second year.
- A State Legislative Council is created or abolished by Parliament by law under Article 169, on a resolution of the Legislative Assembly passed by a special majority.
- Members nominated by the Governor are chosen from persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art, the cooperative movement and social service.
- Graduates' and teachers' constituencies elect their members through direct voting by registered graduates and teachers respectively.
मेन्स
GS-II (Polity): bicameralism in the States. Issue: Councils are elected in part by graduates, teachers and local bodies, giving representation to expertise and local government. Provision: Articles 169 and 171, with only some States having Councils and the Council having a weaker role than the Assembly (e.g. no say on Money Bills). Implication and way forward: debate on whether Councils add deliberative quality or merely serve as a route for political accommodation, with a case for clearer eligibility norms for nominees.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Under Article 171 of the Constitution, what fraction of the members of a State Legislative Council is elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly?
- One-sixth
- One-twelfth
- One-third
- One-half
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: C — The correct answer is One-third, elected by members of the Legislative Assembly from persons who are not its members.
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