Upper house of the bicameral legislature of the state of Telangana in India
The Telangana Legislative Council or Telangana Śāsana Mandali is the upper house of the Telangana 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 Sasana Mandali has been in existence since 2 June 2014 after bifurcation from the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Composition
The chairman, elected by the council, presides over the sessions of the council. The deputy chairman is also elected to preside in the chairman's absence.[ 1] [ 2]
Presiding officers
Members
Current members
Telangana Legislative Council has its members represented from BRS, INC, AIMIM and BJP parties. The following list includes the members:
Elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (14)
Keys: BRS (10)
INC (3) AIMIM (1)
Elected from Local Authorities constituencies (14)
Keys: BRS (8)
INC (5)
AIMIM (1)
Elected from Graduates constituencies (3)
Keys: INC (2)
BRS (1)
Elected from Teachers constituencies (3)
Keys: IND (1) PRTU (1) BJP (1)
Nominated by Governor (6)
Keys: INC (3) BRS (2)
TJS (1)
BRS (17) TDP (8) INC (22) BJP (1) CPI (2) IND (5)
See also
References