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The Parliament of India or Indian Parliament, (ISO: Bhāratīya Saṁsada) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
Parliament House (ISO: Saṁsada Bhavana) in New Delhi is the seat of the Parliament of India. It houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha , which are lower and upper houses respectively in India's bicameral parliament.
Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency. The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of India is 550 members, made up of up to 530 members representing people of 28 states and 20 members representing people of 8 union territories based on their population. There are currently 543 ...
The Old Parliament House, officially known as the Samvidhan Sadan (Constitution House), [1] [2] was the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council of India between 18 January 1927 and 15 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950, and the Parliament of India between 26 January 1950 and 18 September 2023.
This is a chronological and complete list of acts passed before 1861, by the Imperial Legislative Council between 1861 and 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India between 1947 and 1949, the Provisional Parliament between 1949 and 1952, and the Parliament of India since 1952. Apart from Finance Act, there are 890 Acts which are still in force as ...
Public Accounts Committee – It examines various expenditure reports and accounts under the purview of the Parliament. Till 1921, a senior member of the ruling party used to be appointed by the Speaker as Chairman of the Committee. In 1921, it was established under the provision of the government of India act of 1919 and has since been in ...
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is an Indian government ministry.It is headed by the Union Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. It handles affairs relating to the Parliament of India, and works as a link between the two chambers, the Lok Sabha ("House of the People," the lower house) and the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States," the upper house).
Member of Parliament (MP) in India refers to persons who serve in the Parliament of India. These include: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha: Representative of the Indian citizens to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha: Representative of the Indian states to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house ...