Bihar Legislative Council
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The Bihar Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Council canonical | 7 |
| Bihar Legislature | 2 |
| Bihar Legislative Council Chamber | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2749890 — 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: Bihar Legislative Council Context triple: [Bihar, hasLegislativeBody, Bihar Legislative Council]
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A.
Bihar Legislative Assembly
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar, 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.
Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa
The Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa was the upper chamber of the provincial legislature during British rule, responsible for debating and passing laws for the combined Bihar and Orissa Province.
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D.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of West Bengal, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government.
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E.
Assam Legislative Council
The Assam Legislative Council was the former upper house of the legislature in the Indian state of Assam that existed before the current unicameral assembly system.
- 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: Bihar Legislative Council Target entity description: The Bihar Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.
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A.
Bihar Legislative Assembly
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar, 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.
Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa
The Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa was the upper chamber of the provincial legislature during British rule, responsible for debating and passing laws for the combined Bihar and Orissa Province.
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D.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of West Bengal, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government.
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E.
Assam Legislative Council
The Assam Legislative Council was the former upper house of the legislature in the Indian state of Assam that existed before the current unicameral assembly system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
State legislative council
ⓘ
Upper house ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dissolution | Not subject to dissolution ⓘ |
| electionType |
Indirect election
ⓘ
Nominations ⓘ |
| governingConstitutionalArticle | Article 169 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| governingConstitutionalProvision | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| governmentBranch |
Legislative branch of Bihar
ⓘ
linked to:
Bicameral legislature of Bihar
|
| hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle | Deputy Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | Upper house ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeFunction |
Amendment of bills
ⓘ
Approval of certain state legislation ⓘ Deliberation on public policy ⓘ Scrutiny of bills ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
|
| hasPower |
Advisory role on financial matters excluding money bills
ⓘ
Can delay ordinary bills passed by the Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ Participates in amendment of certain state laws ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficerTitle | Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council ⓘ |
| isChamberOf | Bicameral legislature of Bihar ⓘ |
| isModeledAfter | Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| isOneOf | State legislative councils in India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Bihar
ⓘ
linked to:
Bihar
|
| legislatureOf |
State of Bihar
ⓘ
linked to:
Bihar
|
| locatedIn | Patna ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
Bihar Legislative Council building
ⓘ
linked to:
Vidhansabha Bhavan, Patna
|
| lowerHouse | Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Bihar Legislative Council Chamber
ⓘ
linked to:
Bihar Legislative Council
|
| memberRetirementPattern | One-third of members retire every two years ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
Elected by graduates
ⓘ
Elected by local authorities ⓘ Elected by members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ Elected by teachers ⓘ Nominated by the Governor of Bihar ⓘ |
| memberTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| moneyBillPower |
Can only make recommendations on money bills
ⓘ
Cannot originate money bills ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bihar Legislature
ⓘ
linked to:
Bihar Legislative Council
|
| relatedTo |
Government of Bihar
ⓘ
Politics of Bihar ⓘ |
| role |
Reviewing legislation
ⓘ
Revising legislation ⓘ |
| state | Bihar ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | Permanent house ⓘ |
| worksWith | Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bihar Legislative Council Description of subject: The Bihar Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Bihar Legislative Council
linked to: Bihar Legislative Council