The Rajya Sabha,constitutionally the Council of States,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2023,it has a maximum membership of 250,of which 238 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 service. The total allowed capacity is 250 according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. The current potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245,after the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act,2019,the seats came down to 245. The maximum seats of 250 members can be filled up at the discretion and requirements of the house of Rajya Sabha.
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 Parliament House,New Delhi.
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The President of India,in their role as head of the legislature,has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha,but they can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and their Union Council of Ministers.
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi is an Indian Politician and former member of the 14th Lok Sabha and former member of Karnataka Legislative Council for the term 2014 to 2020. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
Meenakshi Lekhi is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India from 7 July 2021. She is a Member of Parliament from New Delhi Parliamentary constituency in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is also a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao (1929–2014) was an Indian politician who served as a Union Minister and chairman of India's first electronics commission. He is referred to as "India’s father of electronics". He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh from the Congress Party.
Rameshwar Sahu was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Rosera in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was Deputy Finance Minister of India from 1964 - 1965. He was Chairman of all India Railway in 1971-1972. He left his politics carrier in 1972.
Niranjan Jena 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.
Lokanath Choudhary (1925-2003) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the Lok Sabha twice in 1989 and 1991 and thrice to the state assembly in 1957,1961 and 1974. He Choudhury was secretary of the Utkal State Council of CPI for nine years between 1986 and 1994.
Laxman Karma is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bastar,Madhya Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.
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.
Vutukuru Rami Reddy 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.He did his graduation in Loyola College and his law degree in Madras Law College.
Nityananda Misra 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.
Gokulananda Mohanty (1899-1974) 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.
Mahendra Majhi (1920–1971) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Swatantra Party.
Ziaur Rahman Ansari was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Unnao constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.Ansari,who was an Environment Minister in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet,was accused of trying to molest an activist,Mukti Dutta,who had gone to meet him.
Mohindra Kumar Ghosh (1893-1982) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Jamshedpur in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Harekrushna Mallick is an Indian politician from Odisha. Son of Prankrushna and Pranalata Mallick. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Janata Party.
Mahadevappa Yashwantappa Rampure (1920-1973) was an Indian politician,freedom fighter who served as the Deputy Chairman of the Mysuru Legislative Council from 26 December 1956 to 31 March 1957. He was Member of the Lok Sabha for Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency from 5 April 1957 to 27 December 1970. He was the founder of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society.
Kolur Basavanagoud was an Indian politician,educationist,and industrialist who served as a member of the Indian Parliament in the 13th Lok Sabha from the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
