The Telangana Legislative Council or Telangana Śāsana Mandali is the
upper house
An upper house is one of two Legislative chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted p ...
of the
Telangana Legislature of the
India
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n state of
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
; the
lower house
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise e ...
being the
Telangana Legislative Assembly
The Telangana Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Telangāṇa Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members.
The members of the ''Vidhana Sabha'' ...
. It is situated in the state capital of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
, and has 40 members. The Legislative Council 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.
Presiding officers
Members
Current members
Telangana Legislative Council has its members represented from BRS, INC,BJP,AIMIM and TJS parties. The following list includes the members:
Elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (14)
Keys:
Elected from Local Authorities Constituencies (14)
Keys:
Elected from Graduates constituencies (3)
Keys:
Elected from Teachers constituencies (3)
Keys:
Nominated by Governor (6)
Keys:
Former Members from 2007
See also
*
List of members of the Telangana Legislative Council
References
{{Legislatures of India
2014 establishments in Telangana
State upper houses in India