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The Parliament of India a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). Membership is limited to 250members. 238 are elected by the State legislative assemblies, and 12 are nominated by the president of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.
The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi, on matters relating to creation of new laws, removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place annually to elect 233 members for the Rajya Sabha, of which one third of the members retire in every two years. [1]
The 2024 Rajya Sabha elections were held as part of a routine six-year cycle among certain of the State Legislatures in India in July and August 2024 to elect 65 of its 245 members and 19 bye elections, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President. [1] [2]
The 2025 Rajya Sabha elections will be held as part of a routine six-year cycle among certain of the State Legislatures in India on July and August 2025 to elect 8 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 4 are appointed by the President. [1]
The Rajya Sabha (lit: "States' Assembly"), also known as the Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India which is bicameral.As of 2023, it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the State legislative assemblies of India and of union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots, while the President of India can appoint 12 members ...
Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2022, to elect the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper house. [1] [2] [3]Elections to the 4 vacant seats from Jammu and Kashmir were not held in February as the union territory is under President's rule and the assembly has been dissolved.
Compared to the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha has fewer members and its members have more restricted power. [2] Unlike the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved at any time. However, every second year, one third of the members are retired and the vacancies are filled by fresh elections and Presidential nomination ...
This is the alphabetical list of current and former Rajya Sabha members from all States. Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha) [ 1 ] The list is incomplete.