Punjab Legislative Council

Punjab Legislative Council
Punjab
Type
Type
Term limits
6 years
History
Established1952
Disbanded1969
Seats39
Elections
Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations

The Punjab Legislative Council was the upper house of the state legislature of the Indian state of Punjab. This upper house of the Punjab legislature was disbanded by Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969.[1] Through this law, the legislature of Punjab became unicameral.[2]

  1. ^ "The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969," (PDF).
  2. ^ Nanda, S. S. (1988). Bicameralism in India. New Era Publications.