Madras Legislative Council

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The Madras Legislative Council was the colonial-era legislative assembly of the Madras Presidency, serving as one of the earliest representative institutions in British India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislative council ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
representative institution ⓘ
composition elected members ⓘ
nominated members ⓘ
non-official members ⓘ
official members ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
dissolved 1947 ⓘ
on Indian independence ⓘ
followedBy Madras Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Madras State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
hasRole advisory body ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
headOfGovernment Governor of Madras Presidency ⓘ
inception 1 August 1861 ⓘ
1861 ⓘ
jurisdiction Madras Presidency ⓘ
parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
parts of present-day Karnataka ⓘ
parts of present-day Kerala ⓘ
parts of present-day Tamil Nadu ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ
other regional languages of Madras Presidency ⓘ
legalBasis Indian Councils Act 1861 ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Government of Madras Presidency ⓘ
linked to: Madras Presidency
locatedIn Madras (city) ⓘ
linked to: Chennai

Madras Presidency ⓘ
present-day Chennai ⓘ
meetsIn Council Chamber in Fort St. George, Madras ⓘ
notableMember C. Rajagopalachari ⓘ
Dr. T. M. Nair ⓘ
P. Subbarayan ⓘ
S. Satyamurti ⓘ
Sir P. Rajagopalachari (Diwan Bahadur P. Rajagopalachari) ⓘ
linked to: C. Rajagopalachari

T. Prakasam ⓘ
Theagaroya Chetty ⓘ
V. S. Srinivasa Sastri ⓘ
partOf Madras Presidency ⓘ
politicalSignificance important forum for early Indian nationalist politics in the Madras region ⓘ
one of the earliest representative institutions in British India ⓘ
platform for non-Brahmin movement and Justice Party politics ⓘ
precededBy Governor’s Executive Council of Madras Presidency ⓘ
presidingOfficer Governor of Madras (early years) ⓘ
elected President of the Council (later years) ⓘ
significantEvent expansion of elected representation under Indian Councils Act 1909 ⓘ
introduction of limited elections under Indian Councils Act 1892 ⓘ
reforms and dyarchy under Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
transition to provincial autonomy under Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ

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Madras Presidency → legislativeBody → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly → predecessor → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer → memberOf → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Legislative Assembly building, Fort St. George → usedBy → Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Madras Legislative Council
S. Satyamurti → memberOf → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu → associatedWithLegislature → Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly → predecessor → Madras Legislative Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: TNLA
linked to: Madras Legislative Council
Premier of Madras Presidency → legislativeBody → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Government of Madras Presidency → hasComponent → Legislative Council of Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras Legislative Council
Government of Madras Presidency → hasLegislativeBody → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Member of Madras Legislative Council → partOf → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Member of Madras Legislative Council → legislativeBody → Madras Legislative Council ⓘ
Member of Madras Legislative Council → jurisdiction → Madras Presidency legislature ⓘ
linked to: Madras Legislative Council
Member of Madras Legislative Council → jurisdiction → Madras State legislature ⓘ
linked to: Madras Legislative Council