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The Parliament of India a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). Membership is limited to 245 members. 233 are elected by the State legislative assemblies, and 12 are nominated by the president of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.
The Rajya Sabha (lit: "States' Assembly"), also known as the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of As of 2023, 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 ...
This is the alphabetical list of current and former Rajya Sabha members from all States. Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha) [ 1 ] The list is incomplete.
Membership in the Rajya Sabha is limited to 250 members, and up to 238 members are elected by the members of all the Vidhan Sabhas (individual state legislatures) and up to 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The strength can be lower than 250: the current one is at 245.
The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Delhi State. State elect 3 member for the term of 6 years and indirectly elected by the state legislators, since year 1956. State elect 3 member for the term of 6 years and indirectly elected by the state legislators, since year 1956.
Twelve members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India for a six-year term for their contributions towards arts, literature, sciences, and social services. This right has been bestowed upon the President according to the Fourth Schedule (Articles 4(1) and 80(2)) of the Constitution of India .
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha: Representative of the Indian states to the upper house of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). In addition to the 29 MPs representing the state in the upper and lower houses, there are 4 MPs from Keralam who have either been nominated or elected from other states .
A speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha and of the legislative assembly of each of the twenty-eight states and three union territories. Similarly a chairperson heads the Rajya Sabha and the legislative council of each of the six states, where the upper house in the state legislature exists.