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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Summary of results of the 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election [1] Party Flag Seats Contested Won ... Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad: 59: 24: 15.00: 3 ...
Lok Sabha Election Year 1st Party 2nd Party Others 8th Lok Sabha: 1984: INC 25: 9th Lok Sabha: 1989: BJP 13: JD 11 CPI(M) 1 10th Lok Sabha: 1991: INC 13: BJP 12 11th Lok Sabha: 1996: BJP 12: INC 12 AIIC(T) 1 12th Lok Sabha: 1998: INC 19: BJP 5 AIIC(S) 1 13th Lok Sabha: 1999: BJP 16: INC 9 14th Lok Sabha: 2004: BJP 21: INC 4 15th Lok Sabha: 2009 ...
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]
Twelve members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India for a six-year term for their contributions towards arts, literature, sciences, and social services. This right has been bestowed upon the President according to the Fourth Schedule (Articles 4(1) and 80(2)) of the Constitution of India .
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