Assam Legislative Council
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The Assam Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of Assam in India from 1913 to 1935 and then the upper house of the bicameral legislature from 1935 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the India (Provincial Legislatures) Order, 1947, and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.[1]
Assam Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Assam | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Disbanded | 1947 |
| Seats | 21 – 22 |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation, First past the post and Nominations | |
In July 2013 the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to recreate the Legislative Council.[2]
List of MLCs (1935–1947)
| List of Members of Assam Legislative Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | MLC | Party | Term |
 |
Kuladhar Chaliha | ||
_(1935).jpg) |
Pramathesh Barua | ||
 |
Padmanath Gohain Baruah | ||
 |
Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri | ||
 |
Bhimbor Deori | ||
| Kamala Prasad Agarwala | Indian National Congress | 1940-1947 | |
| Prabhat Chandra Barua | |||
| Moulvi Muhammad Amiruddin | Indian National Congress | ||
| Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | 1926–1930 | |
| Jogesh Chandra Borgohain | Indian National Congress | 1930s[3] | |