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The members are elected in the elections held in 1952. As per the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Rajya Sabha was first constituted 3 April 1952. and consist of 216 members of which 12 members were to be nominated by the President and the remaining 204 elected to represent the States.As per President Order known as the Council of States (Term of Office of Members) Order, 1952 ...
21 February - 1951–52 Indian general election concludes. 3 April - Rajya Sabha constituted with 216 members and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha. 12 members were nominated by the President of India and remaining were elected through 1952 Indian Rajya Sabha elections.
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 ...
General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India attained independence in 1947. [1] [2] [3] Voters elected 489 members of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. Elections to most of the state legislatures were held simultaneously. [4]
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India is a ten-part television mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India, directed by Shyam Benegal.The show premiered on 2 March 2014 on Rajya Sabha TV, with an episode scheduled to air every Sunday morning.
The Assembly approved the draft constitution on 26 November 1949. On 26 January 1950, the constitution took effect (commemorated as Republic Day), and the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India (continuing until after the first elections under the new constitution in 1952). 1951-52 Indian general election First Lok Sabha
Year General Election Votes Polled Seats Won Seat Contested Total Seats 1957: 2nd Lok Sabha: 4,906,074: 37-- 1962: 3rd Lok Sabha: 5,711,263: 34-43 1967: 4th Lok Sabha
The commission recommended the increase of the seats in the Lok Sabha from 522 to 542 (later increased to 543 with the addition of one more seat for the new state of Sikkim). [8] It also recommended an increase in the total number of assembly seats across all states and Union Territories in the country from 3771 to 3997 (including 32 for Sikkim ...