What is the number of members of maharashtra legislative council

1) 30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly 2) 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra 3) 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra 4) 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra 5) 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement, and social service shall be nominated by the Governor The Process of Election The members vote for the election by means of the single transferrable vote (STV). In this process, the voter states his preference for that candidate before his name (eg. 1, 2, 3, etc.). A candidate should have a minimum number of first preference votes (Quota) in order to be elected in the state legislative council. The formula is as follows: If no candidate secures the first preference quota, then the transfer of votes takes place. During which, the candidate with the least first preference votes gets eliminated. The votes of the eliminated candidate are transferred to the other candidates. The number of ballots that had given first preference to the eliminated candidate are considered. In those ballots, the number of second preference votes received by the other candidates are counted and added to their first preference votes. The candidate whose sum total of votes satisfies the minimum quota criteria gets elected ...

Political groups • • • • Opposition (29) • • • • • Vacant (21) • Vacant (21) Meeting place • Vidhan Bhavan, Maharashtra Legislative Council, • Website The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the Maharashtra Legislature Leaders [ ] House Leader Portrait Since Maharashtra Legislative Posts 19 November 2019 24 November 2019 19 November 2019 17 February 2023 27 June 2022 Maharashtra Legislative Council Posts 16 December 2019 7 July 2022 11 March 2023 2 March 2023 2 December 2019 2 December 2019 2 December 2019 Party Group Leader & Chief Whip and Whip [ ] No Party Post Name 01 Group Leader Chief Whip Whip 02 Group Leader Chief Whip Whip 03 Group Leader Chief Whip Whip 04 Group Leader Chief Whip Whip 05 Group Leader & Chief Whip 06 Group Leader & Chief Whip 07 Group Leader & Chief Whip 08 Group Leader & Chief Whip Location [ ] The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Membership by party [ ] Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council by their political party (as of 23January2023 Alliance Party No.of MLAs Leader of the Party Government (28) Minority 22 1 1 4 NONE Opposition (29) Majority 10 9 8 1 1 Vacant 21 • Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (9) • Jalgaon • Bhandara-Gondia • Pune • Sangli-Satara • Nanded • Yavatmal • Thane-Palghar • Ahmednagar • Solapur • Governor Nominated (12) Total 78 Composition of Legislative Council [ ] Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third ...

Highlights • BJP has won only one of five seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council • Ruling Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition has won four seats • In Maharashtra, voting also held in a sixth seat for local body polls Mumbai: The BJP today suffered losses in key polls in Maharashtra, where it lost power last year. Of the six seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council where polling was held earlier this week, the BJP could win only one. The ruling Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition won four seats and an independent member took the remaining seat. The Shiv Sena did not win a single seat even though its alliance partners bagged four. The Sena's lone candidate lost in Amravati, where an independent candidate won. The BJP only won by-polls to the Dhule-Nandurbar local body seat, the results for which were declared earlier. The BJP appears to have lost out in its perceived strongholds, the graduate constituencies. Its biggest loss is the Nagpur seat, a party stronghold that was represented in the past by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's father Gangadhar Rao Fadnavis. Mr Gadkari, who first won the constituency in 1989, scored four more victories from there before contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha election that brought the BJP to power at the centre. The Congress has won the Nagpur seat for the first time in 55 years. BJP leaders, including Mr Fadnavis and Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil, also campaigned extensively in Pune, where two se...

This is a list of current and past members from the Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council [ ] Alphabetical list by last name The list is incomplete. • Star (*) represents current members from MH State. • MLA - Members of Legislative Assembly (of Maharashtra State) • LA - Local Authorities • GR - Graduates • TA - Teachers • NOM - Nominated by Governor of Maharashtra State • Name (alphabetical by last name) Party Constituency Date of appointment Date of retirement Term Notes Kolaba (bombay) 1992 1 INC Elected by MLAs 28/07/2000 27/07/2006 1 INC Elected by MLAs 28/07/2006 28/02/2009 2 Res. from party Elected by MLAs 1978 1984 1 INC Elected by MLAs 1984 1990 2 INC Elected by MLAs 1990 1996 3 INC Elected by MLA 1978 1984 2 - Elected by MLAs 1994 1996 1 Elected to 11th LS, Chandrapur INC Elected by MLAs 1962 1968 1 Electrical by MLAs 1960 1966 1 Elected by MLAs 28/07/2000 27/07/2006 1 BJP Elected by MLAs 2004 2008 1 Disqualified Dr Nominated 21/02/2002 20/02/2008 1 Dr NCP Elected by MLAs 02/03/2008 01/03/2014 2 Dr INC Nominated 21/02/2002 20/02/2008 1 Nominated 1 Akola-cumm-Washim LA 2004 2010 1 * Akola-cumm-Washim LA 02/01/2010 01/01/2016 2 * Akola-cumm-Washim LA 01/01/2016 01/01/2022 3 * NCP Nasik LA 06/12/2023 05/12/2028 1 * NCP Nominated 16/06/2014 15/06/2020 1 * NCP Elected by MLAs 07/07/2010 06/07/2016 1 * BJP Wardha-cum-Chandrapur 22/06/2012 21/06/2018 1 * NCP Elected by MLAs 1 NCP Pune LA 06/12/2010 05/12/2016 1 * 1 NCP Elected by MLAs 1996 2002 1 Ind Nashik Teacher...

New Delhi: The stage is set for the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections as the voting has begun on Monday with a total of 11 candidates in the fray for the 10 Council seats. The election will witness a close fight between the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance’s Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The MLAs from the electoral college for the MLC elections. The effective strength of the 288-member Maharashtra House has been reduced to 285 following the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, while two NCP MLAs -Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh - are presently in jail and cannot vote as per the High Court order. Smaller parties and Independents account for 25 MLAs. ALSO READ: The term of nine sitting members of the legislative council will end on July 7, the election for the 10th seat was necessitated as it fell vacant after the death of BJP MLC RN Singh in January 2022. According to the Election Commission, votes will be cast between 9 am to 4 pm, while the counting of votes will begin at 5 pm. The BJP has 106 MLAs in the House, Shiv Sena-55, Congress-44, and NCP-52. Candidates in the fray The Shiv Sena has nominated Sachin Ahir and Amshya Padvi, a party functionary from the tribal-dominated Nandurbar district. The Congress has fielded Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap and former minister Chandrakant Handore. The BJP has renominated outgoing MLCs Darekar and Lad, and given tickets to Ram Shinde, Uma Khapre and Shrikant Bharatiya. Wha...

New Delhi: Results of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections were The polls were held in three graduates’, two teachers’ and one local body constituency on 1 December. ThePrint explains the composition of legislative councils, their functions, the nature of the constituencies and the eligibility of voters. What is a legislative council India has a bicameral system, i.e. two Houses of Parliament. While at the central government level there is the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, at the state level there is the Vidhan Sabha or legislative assembly and the Vidhan Parishad or legislative council. At present, six states have a legislative council — Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. While legislative assembly members are elected directly by the people, legislative council members are elected by the legislative assembly members and a few other stakeholders, as well as nominated by the governor. However, in comparison to the Rajya Sabha, legislative councils have very limited powers. For instance, the legislative assembly can reject any amendment to non-money bills suggested by the legislative council. In case of money bills, Article 198 of the Constitution allows the legislative council to make its recommendations for amendments within 14 days of receiving the bill. However, the legislative assembly could accept or reject these recommendations. If the legislative council does not revert within 14 days, the money bill is deemed t...