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The legislative branch of government in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] consists of:

* the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]], and
* the [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]

==Changes as a result of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act==

Until October 2019, the legislature of Jammu and Kashmir was [[bicameral]] consisting of an upper house, the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council]] and a lower house, the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]. In August 2019, a [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|Reorganisation Act]] was passed by the [[Indian Parliament]]. The act will reorganise the current state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] into two union territories; [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]] with effect from October 31, 2019. The new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will elect a [[unicameral]] Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir was formally abolished on 16 October 2019.<ref>https://jkgad.nic.in/common/showOrder.aspx?actCode=O32993</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jk-administration-orders-abolition-of-legislative-council-asks-its-staff-to-report-to-gad/1738394/|title = J&K administration orders abolition of legislative council, asks its staff to report to GAD|date = 17 October 2019}}</ref>

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[[Category:Government of Jammu and Kashmir|Legislature]]
[[Category:State legislatures of India]]

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