List of chairpersons of the Karnataka Legislative Council

Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Pariṣattina adhyaksharu
Emblem of Karnataka
since 21 December 2022
Karnataka Legislative Council
TypeChairman
StatusPresiding Officer of Karnataka Legislative Council
Member ofKarnataka Legislative Council
Reports toGovernor of Karnataka
AppointerMembers of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Term length6 Years
Constituting instrumentArticle 182 of Indian Constitution
Inaugural holder
DeputyM. K. Pranesh
WebsiteKarnataka Legislative Council

The state of Karnataka in India

The chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] The chairperson is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Council (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Council). The chairperson is usually a member of the Legislative Council.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.
  2. ^ "The Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ Anttila, Ahti (17 January 2013). "Alternative technologies in cervical cancer screening". doi:10.1186/isrctn23885553. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.