MLC

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MLC is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, responsible for reviewing and passing state legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state legislative council ⓘ
upper house of state legislature ⓘ
abbreviationOfMemberTitle MLC ⓘ
appliesTo territory of Maharashtra ⓘ
belongsToSystem parliamentary system in India ⓘ
category Politics of Maharashtra ⓘ
State upper houses in India ⓘ
chamberOf Maharashtra Legislature ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
electionType indirect election ⓘ
governedBy Articles 168-212 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
governmentLevel state ⓘ
hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council ⓘ
hasFunction deliberate on public policy ⓘ
pass state legislation ⓘ
represent local bodies and special interests ⓘ
review state legislation ⓘ
scrutinize actions of state government ⓘ
hasPower amend bills passed by Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ⓘ
delay passage of certain legislation ⓘ
form committees for legislative scrutiny ⓘ
introduce certain types of bills ⓘ
question state government ministers ⓘ
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council ⓘ
hasRoleIn state law-making process ⓘ
houseType upper house ⓘ
isBicameralPartnerOf Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ⓘ
isModeledAfter Rajya Sabha ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Maharashtra ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral legislature ⓘ
locatedIn Mumbai ⓘ
meetsAt Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai ⓘ
memberTitle Member of Legislative Council ⓘ
officialLanguage Marathi ⓘ
linked to: Marathi language
otherChamber Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ⓘ
partOf Maharashtra Legislature ⓘ
shortName MLC ⓘ
state Maharashtra ⓘ

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Maharashtra Legislative Council → shortName → MLC ⓘ
subject linked to: MLC