The Lok Sabha (meaning "House of the People") is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Delhi elects 7 members and they are directly elected by the state electorates of Delhi. Members are elected for a term of five years. The number of seats, allocated to the state/union territory are determined by the population of the state/union territory.
Source: Parliament of India (Lok Sabha) [1]
The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Delhi elects three members and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Delhi. The number of seats allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using single transferable vote with proportional representation.
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha) [2]
| No. | Name | Party | Term (DD/MM/YYYY) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narain Dass Gupta | Aam Aadmi Party | 28/01/2018 – 27/01/2024 | |
| 2 | Sushil Kumar Gupta | Aam Aadmi Party | 28/01/2018 – 27/01/2024 | |
| 3 | Sanjay Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | 28/01/2018 – 27/01/2024 | |
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.
India has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the union government and the states. India's democracy is the largest democracy in the world.
The President of India is indirectly elected with Instant-runoff voting by means of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the Parliament of India and the Legislative assemblies of the States of India and the Union territories. The number and value of votes are based on the population in 1971 rather than the current population, as a result of the 42nd Amendment, and extended by the 84th Amendment, with the intention to encourage family planning programs in the states by ensuring that states are not penalised for lowering their population growth and development.