Article 171
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Article 171 is a provision of the Indian Constitution that defines the composition and structure of the State Legislative Councils in India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 171 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 171 Context triple: [State Legislative Assemblies, relatedConstitutionalArticles, Article 171]
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Article 123
Article 123 is the provision of the Mexican Constitution that establishes and regulates labor rights and working conditions in Mexico.
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B.
Article 79
Article 79 is a provision of the Constitution of India that establishes the structure of the Indian Parliament, comprising the President and two Houses—Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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C.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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D.
Article 48
Article 48 was a crucial emergency powers clause in the Weimar Constitution that allowed the German president to rule by decree and suspend civil liberties, later facilitating Adolf Hitler’s rise to dictatorship.
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E.
Article XVII
Article XVII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the relationship between the Convention and existing international agreements and obligations of states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 171 Target entity description: Article 171 is a provision of the Indian Constitution that defines the composition and structure of the State Legislative Councils in India.
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A.
Article 123
Article 123 is the provision of the Mexican Constitution that establishes and regulates labor rights and working conditions in Mexico.
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B.
Article 79
Article 79 is a provision of the Constitution of India that establishes the structure of the Indian Parliament, comprising the President and two Houses—Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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C.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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D.
Article 48
Article 48 was a crucial emergency powers clause in the Weimar Constitution that allowed the German president to rule by decree and suspend civil liberties, later facilitating Adolf Hitler’s rise to dictatorship.
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E.
Article XVII
Article XVII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the relationship between the Convention and existing international agreements and obligations of states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 26 November 1949 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | State Legislative Council ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 26 January 1950 ⓘ |
| citationForm | Article 171 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| concerns |
indirect representation of various functional constituencies
ⓘ
upper house of state legislature ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| defines |
composition of State Legislative Councils
ⓘ
structure of State Legislative Councils ⓘ |
| empowers | Governor of a State to nominate members to the Legislative Council ⓘ |
| governs | indirectly elected composition of State Legislative Councils ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| languageVersion | English text of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding constitutional rule ⓘ |
| locatedInDocumentChapter |
Chapter III of Part VI of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Part VI of the Constitution of India
|
| locatedInDocumentPart | Part VI of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| nominationCriteria |
persons having special knowledge or practical experience in art
ⓘ
persons having special knowledge or practical experience in cooperative movement ⓘ persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature ⓘ persons having special knowledge or practical experience in science ⓘ persons having special knowledge or practical experience in social service ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| providesThat |
Legislative Council shall consist of not more than one‑third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of the State
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Legislative Council shall in no case have less than 40 members ⓘ approximately one‑third of the members of the Legislative Council are elected by members of local authorities ⓘ approximately one‑third of the members of the Legislative Council are elected by members of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ approximately one‑twelfth of the members of the Legislative Council are elected by graduates ⓘ approximately one‑twelfth of the members of the Legislative Council are elected by teachers ⓘ the remainder of the members of the Legislative Council are nominated by the Governor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 168 of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Article 169 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 170 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
State Legislature
ⓘ
linked to:
The Legislature
bicameral state legislatures ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
composition of the Legislative Council
ⓘ
indirect election to the Legislative Council ⓘ nomination of members to the Legislative Council ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Election Commission of India
ⓘ
Governors of Indian States ⓘ State Governments of India ⓘ |
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