List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council

Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka, India. The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body comprising 75 members.

Term

The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years. House strength is 75 and the term of members is 6 years (renewable).^[1]

Constituencies and Members (75)

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Proportion^[4]	Seats^[5]	Method of Selection^[6]
One-sixth (1/6th)	11	Nominated by the Governor on the advice of the cabinet. They were supposed to have excelled in fields like arts, science, literature, cooperative movement or social service
One-third (1/3rd)	25	Elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly by proportional representation using the Single Transferable Vote System
One-third (1/3rd)	25	Elected by the members of local self governmental bodies like corporations, municipalities and district boards.
One-twelfth (1/12th)	7	Elected by an electorate consisting of electors who have held Graduate degrees for a minimum of three years
One-twelfth (1/12th)	7	Elected by an electorate consisting of teachers of secondary schools, colleges and universities with a minimum experience of three years

Among the 75 members of the Legislative Council, 25 are elected by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly members, 25 are elected by local authorities, 7 are elected by the Graduates, 7 are elected by the Teachers and 11 members are nominated by the Governor of Karnataka. The following is the list of the current members:

Nominated by the Governor

Members of Karnataka Legislative Council nominated by the Governor

Elected by MLAs

Members of Karnataka Legislative Council elected by members of the Legislative Assembly

Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)

#	Constituency	Geographical Area Covered	No of seats
1	Bidar Local Authorities	Bidar district	1
2	Kalaburagi Local Authorities	Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts	1
3	Vijayapura Local Authorities	Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts	2
4	Belagavi Local Authorities	Belagavi district	2
5	Uttara Kannada Local Authorities	Uttara Kannada district	1
6	Dharwad Local Authorities	Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts	2
7	Raichur Local Authorities	Raichur and Koppal districts	1
8	Ballari Local Authorities	Bellary and Vijayanagara districts	1
9	Chitradurga Local Authorities	Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks)	1
10	Shivamogga Local Authorities	Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district	1
11	Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities	Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts	1
12	Chikmagalur Local Authorities	Chikmagalur district	1
13	Hassan Local Authorities	Hassan district	1
14	Tumkuru Local Authorities	Tumakuru district	1
15	Mandya Local Authorities	Mandya district	1
16	Bangalore Urban Local Authorities	Bangalore Urban district	1
17	Bangalore Rural Local Authorities	Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts	1
18	Kolar Local Authorities	Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts	1
19	Kodagu Local Authorities	Kodagu district	1
20	Mysore Local Authorities	Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts	2

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)

#	Constituency	Geographical Area Covered	No of seats
1	Karnataka North-East Graduates	Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts	1
2	Karnataka North-West Graduates	Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts	1
3	Karnataka West Graduates	Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts	1
4	Karnataka South-East Graduates	Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks)	1
5	Karnataka South-West Graduates	Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district	1
6	Karnataka South Graduates	Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts	1
7	Bangalore Graduates	Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts	1

Elected from Teachers' constituencies (7)

#	Constituency	Geographical Area Covered	No of seats
1	Karnataka North-East Teachers	Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bellary, Vijayanagara, Raichur and Koppal districts	1
2	Karnataka North-West Teachers	Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts	1
3	Karnataka West Teachers	Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts	1
4	Karnataka South-East Teachers	Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks)	1
5	Karnataka South-West Teachers	Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district	1
6	Karnataka South Teachers	Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts	1
7	Bangalore Teachers	Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts	1

References

External links

www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/council.htm (Karnataka Legislative Council)

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