Assam Legislative Council
Assam Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Assam | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Disbanded | 1947 |
| Seats | 21 – 22 |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations | |
The Assam Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of Assam in India from 1913 to 1935 and then the upper house of the bicameral legislature from 1935 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the India (Provincial Legislatures) Order, 1947, and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In July 2013 the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to recreate the Legislative Council.
List of MLCs (1935–1947)
| List of Members of Assam Legislative Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | MLC | Party | Term |
 |
Kuladhar Chaliha | Indian National Congress | 1923-1929 |
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Pramathesh Barua | Swaraj Party | |
 |
Padmanath Gohain Baruah | Ahom Association | |
 |
Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri | Hindu People's Party | |
 |
Bhimbor Deori | Tribal League | 1939-1947 |
| Kamala Prasad Agarwala | Indian National Congress | 1940-1947 | |
| Prabhat Chandra Barua | |||
| Jogesh Chandra Borgohain | Indian National Congress | 1930s | |
| Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | 1926–1930 | |
| Moulvi Muhammad Amiruddin | Indian National Congress | ||
| Maulavi Faiznur Ali | Indian National Congress | 1924-1929 | |
| Khan Bahadur Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhury | All-India Muslim League | ||
References
- ↑ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 207–208. ISBN 9788120004009.
- ↑ "The Assam Legislative Council Bill, 2013,". PRS Legislativa Reseasrch.
- ↑ "Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's mother passes away in Delhi hospital". The Times of India. 2021-04-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
