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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 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 ...
Membership in the Rajya Sabha is limited to 250 members, and up to 238 members are elected by the members of all the Vidhan Sabhas (individual state legislatures) and up to 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The strength can be lower than 250: the current one is at 245.
The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Maharashtra elects 19 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Maharashtra. Earlier since 1952, Bombay State elects 17 seats, Madhya Pradesh State elects 12 seats, Hyderabad State 11 seats and Mysore State elect 6 seats.
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]
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.
1 Current members (2024) 2 Chronological ... There are total ten seats reserved for Rajasthan in Rajya Sabha. Currently INC have 5 members and BJP have 5 members in ...
The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Delhi, India. The state elects 7 members for a term of 6 years. The state elects 7 members for a term of 6 years. The members are indirectly elected by the state legislators, as done since 1952.