Maharashtra Legislative Council
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The Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, comprising indirectly elected and nominated members who review and revise legislation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra Legislative Council canonical | 9 |
| Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad | 1 |
| महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T890331 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maharashtra Legislative Council Context triple: [Maharashtra, hasLegislature, Maharashtra Legislative Council]
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A.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the state government.
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B.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.
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C.
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral state legislature of Karnataka in India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the state government.
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D.
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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E.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the state government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maharashtra Legislative Council Target entity description: The Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, comprising indirectly elected and nominated members who review and revise legislation.
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A.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the state government.
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B.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.
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C.
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral state legislature of Karnataka in India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the state government.
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D.
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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E.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the state government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bicameral legislature upper chamber
ⓘ
State legislative council ⓘ Upper house ⓘ |
| cannotBeDissolved | Yes ⓘ |
| category |
Politics of Maharashtra
ⓘ
State upper houses in India ⓘ |
| chamberOf | Maharashtra Legislature ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electionType | Indirect election ⓘ |
| governingStatute | Article 169 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| governmentType | Parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasDeputyPresidingOfficer | Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Representation of graduates and teachers
ⓘ
Representation of local bodies ⓘ Scrutiny of executive actions ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
State of Maharashtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharashtra
|
| hasMember | Member of Legislative Council ⓘ |
| hasNominationProcess | Nominated by Governor of Maharashtra ⓘ |
| hasPower |
Introduce bills except money bills
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Review money bills passed by Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficer | Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://mlc.mah.gov.in/ ⓘ |
| houseType | Upper house ⓘ |
| isPermanentBody | Yes ⓘ |
| isUpperHouseOf | Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Government of Maharashtra ⓘ |
| legislatureOf | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Mumbai ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai ⓘ |
| nativeName |
महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharashtra Legislative Council
|
| partOf | Maharashtra Legislature ⓘ |
| partOfGovernment |
State government of Maharashtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Maharashtra
|
| relationshipWithOtherHouse | Co-equal except in financial matters ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | One-third of members retire every two years ⓘ |
| role |
Deliberation on public policy
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Review of legislation ⓘ Revision of legislation ⓘ |
| seat | Mumbai ⓘ |
| shortName | MLC ⓘ |
| state | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| termLengthOfMembers | 6 years ⓘ |
| typeOfMembers |
Indirectly elected members
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Nominated members ⓘ |
| votingSystem | Indirect election by local authorities, graduates, teachers, and MLAs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Maharashtra Legislative Council Description of subject: The Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, comprising indirectly elected and nominated members who review and revise legislation.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maharashtra Legislative Council
linked to: Maharashtra Legislative Council