Question

Differentiate between Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

Answer 1

Legislative Assembly

1. Legislative Assembly is also called the Lower House or Vidhan Sabha.
2. Its term is of 5 years after which it gets dissolved.
3. Its term is of 5 years after which it gets
4. Members retire when their term ends.
5. To become a member, the candidate must have minimum age of 25 years.
6. There are 182 members in the Vidhan Sabha of Gujarat.

Legislative Council

1. It is also called the Upper House or Vidhan Parishad.
2. It is a permanent House i.e. it does not get dissolved.
3. Its members get elected for a term of 6 years
4. Its 1/3^rd members retire every 2 years.
5. To become a member, the candidate must have minimum age of 30 years.
6. Gujarat does not have Vidhan Parishad and so there is no question of number of members.