List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council

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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.

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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)

Source: [2] [3]

Proportion [4] Seats [5] Method of Selection [6]
One-sixth (1/6th)11Nominated 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)25Elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly by proportional representation using the Single Transferable Vote System
One-third (1/3rd)25Elected by the members of local self governmental bodies like corporations, municipalities and district boards.
One-twelfth (1/12th)7Elected by an electorate consisting of electors who have held Graduate degrees for a minimum of three years
One-twelfth (1/12th)7Elected 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

Elected by MLAs

Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (25)

#ConstituencyGeographical Area CoveredNo of seats
1Bidar Local Authorities constituency Bidar district 1
2 Kalaburagi Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts 1
3 Vijayapura Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts 2
4 Belagavi Belagavi district 2
5 Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada district 1
6 Dharwad Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts 2
7 Raichur Raichur and Koppal districts 1
8 Ballari Bellary and Vijayanagara districts 1
9 Chitradurga Chitradurga and Davanagere districts (excluding Channagiri and Honnali Taluks)1
10 Shivamogga Shivamogga and Channagiri and Honnalli taluks of Davanagere district 1
11 Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts 1
12 Chikmagalur Chikmagalur district 1
13 Hassan Hassan district 1
14 Tumkur Tumakuru district 1
15 Mandya Mandya district 1
16 Bangalore Urban Bangalore Urban district 1
17 Bangalore Rural Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts 1
18 Kolar Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts 1
19 Kodagu Kodagu district 1
20 Mysore Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts 2

Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)

#ConstituencyGeographical Area CoveredNo 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 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)

#ConstituencyGeographical Area CoveredNo 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

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