The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council was the upper house of the Legislature of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India from 1956 to 1969. It was formed after the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956[1] with 72 seats.[2] This was later increased to 90 seats after the passage of the Legislative Councils Act, 1957.[2][3] The Council was abrogated in 1969 by the passage of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969.
In 2019, there were demands for re-creation of the Legislative Council.[5]
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^"The States Reorganisation Act, 1956". Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ ab"Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Retrieved 2022-11-17. The total number of seats in the Legislative Council for the State of Madhya Pradesh to be constituted under section 33 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956.), shall be increased from 72 as fixed by sub-section (2) of that section to 90.
^Verinder Grover (1989). Legislative Council in State Legislatures. Deep and Deep Publications. p. 35. ISBN9788171001934. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^Chakshu, Roy (May 20, 2021). "Bengal wants Upper House back: how states have Councils , ,". PRS legislative research. Retrieved 21 Dec 2023.
^"Madhya Pradesh wants Legislative Council: what it entails". The Indian Express. 19 August 2019.
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