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 250,according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years,with about a third of the 233 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.
India has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution,with power distributed between the central government and the states.
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency,the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha,the lower house of India's bicameral parliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories:the Delhi Legislative Assembly,Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister,he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become a Speaker of the Legislature.
The Parliament House in New Delhi is the seat of the Parliament of India. At a distance of 750 meters from the Rashtrapati Bhavan,it is located on Sansad Marg which crosses the Central Vista and is surrounded by the India Gate,war memorial,prime minister's office and residence,ministerial buildings and other administrative units of Indian government. Its houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha which represent lower and upper houses respectively in India's bicameral parliament.
Anand Sharma is an Indian politician and former Union Cabinet Minister in charge of Commerce and Industry and Textiles in the Government of India. Since June 2014,Sharma is the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha is the representative of the Indian people in the Lok Sabha;the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections on the basis of the adult suffrage. Parliament of India is bicameral with two houses;Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The maximum permitted strength of members of parliament in the Lok Sabha is 550. This includes maximum 530 members to represent the constituencies and states and up to 20 members to represent the union territories. Between 1952 and 2020,two seats were reserved for members of the Anglo-Indian community. The current elected strength of the Lok Sabha is 543. The party—or coalition of parties—having a majority in the Lok Sabha chooses the Prime Minister of India.
A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha is the representative of the Indian states to the one of the two houses of the Parliament of India. Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elected members of the State Assembly with a system of proportional representation by a single transferable vote. Parliament of India is bicameral with two houses;Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The total number of members of Rajya Sabha are lesser than the Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha and have more restricted power than the lower house. Unlike membership to the Lok Sabha,membership to the Rajya Sabha is permanent body and cannot be dissolved at any time. However every second year,one third of the members are retired and vacancy are filled up by fresh elections and Presidential nomination at the beginning of every third year.
Ashwini Vaishnaw is an Indian politician and former IAS officer currently serving as the Minister of Railways,Communications and Electronics &Information Technology in Government of India,since 8 July 2021. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In June 2019,he became a member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha State in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house. On 7 July 2021,he was appointed as a Cabinet Minister and was given the charge of Railways and Information Technology ministries. Earlier in 1994,Vaishnaw joined the Indian Administrative Service in the Odisha cadre,and has worked extensively in Odisha. Vaishnaw was born in Hindu Swami (Bairagi) Family.
Ram Gopal Agarwala was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Sardar Raghbir Singh Panjhazari (1914-1999) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Alexander Warjri was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Meghalaya in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as an Independent.
Lavji Lakhamshi (1910-1972) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Lachhman Singh was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Haryana in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Chandan Sharma is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of India's Parliament,as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Baidyanath Rath was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Communist Party of India.
Raymond Thanhlira is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament,representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
