The Rajya Sabha,constitutionally the Council of States,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2021 it has a maximum membership of 245,of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots,while the president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art,literature,science,and social services. The potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245,according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years,with about a third of the 238 designates up for election every two years,in even-numbered years. The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions,and unlike the Lok Sabha,being the lower house of the Parliament,the Rajya Sabha is not subjected to dissolution. However,the Rajya Sabha,like the Lok Sabha,can be prorogued by the president.
The Lok Sabha,constitutionally the House of the People,is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament,with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies,and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan,New Delhi.
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses:the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The president in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the prime minister and his Union Council of Ministers.
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April –10 May 2004,which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 62 more seats than previous 13th Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India. 8 sitting members from Rajya Sabha,the Upper House of Indian Parliament,were elected to 14th Lok Sabha after the 2004 Indian general election.
Shri G.C. Malhotra is the former Secretary General of 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat,Parliament of India,i.e. the House of the People in the Indian Parliament. As Secretary General,he is also the Administrative head of the Secretariat of the Lok Sabha. The post of Secretary General is of the rank of the Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India,who is the senior most civil servant to the Indian Government.
Basanta Kumar Das was an Indian Politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the Lower house of Indian Parliament from Contai constituency,West Bengal in 1952 and 1962. He was earlier a member of the Constituent Assembly of India representing West Bengal.
Sakti Kumar Sarkar is an Indian politician belonging to the Janata Party and was elected from Jaynagar,West Bengal to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India.
Chanra Bhanu Devi was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Balia in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Pamudurthi Bayapa Reddy was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Hindupur,Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Anoopchand Khimchand Shah is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from Mumbai North.
Valmiki Choudhary was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Hajipur in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Raj Banshi Mahto is an Indian politician. He is currently member of Bihar Assembly from Cheriya Bariyapur Vidhan Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Balia in Bihar as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Rudrasen Chaudhary is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Surendra Mohan Ghose was an Indian politician in the Jugantar Party during the time of Indian Independence,and a close associate of Sarat Chandra Basu and Maharaj Trailokyanath Chakraborty. He was elected to the lower House of Parliament the Lok Sabha from Malda,West Bengal as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India representing West Bengal.
Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Gauhati,Assam in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.
Vishnu Sharan Dublish (1895-1986) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Sardhana,Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He was a student of Church Mission High School and Meerut College.
Anand Chandra Joshi (1908-1973) was an Indian politician elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from Sidhi,Madhya Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Birbal Ram is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from Ganganagar,Rajasthan as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Ramkrishna More was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Shankarrao Shantaram More is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India.
