Information about Parliament
of India
The Parliament of
India( Sansad Bhavan) is the
supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. The Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) is located in New Delhi.
The Parliament is
composed of the President of India and the houses. It is bicameral with
two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok
Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of
legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament
or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the
advice of the Prime Minister and his Union Council of Ministers.
Those elected or nominated (by the President) to
either house of Parliament are referred to as members of parliament (MP).
The Members of
Parliament, Lok Sabha are directly elected by the Indian public
voting in Single-member districtsand the Members of Parliament, Rajya
Sabha are elected by the members of all of the State Legislative
Assembly by proportional representation.
It was
designed by Edwin
Lutyens and Herbert Baker, who were responsible for planning and
construction of New Delhi by British government. The construction of buildings
took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on 18 January 1927 by
the then Viceroy
and Governor-General of India, Irwin.
President of India
The President of
India, the Head of state is a component of Parliament. Under Article
60 and Article 111, President's responsibility is to scrutinise that
bills/laws passed by the parliament are in accordance with constitutional
mandate and stipulated procedure is followed before according his/her approval
to the bills. The President of India is elected by the members of
Parliament of India and the state legislatures and serves for a
term of five years.
Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha (House
of the People) or the lower house has 545 members. 543
members are directly elected by citizens of India on the basis of universal
adult franchise representing Parliamentary constituencies across
the country and 2 members are appointed by the President of India from Anglo-Indian Community.
Every citizen of India who is over 18 years of age, irrespective of
gender, caste, religion or race, who is otherwise not disqualified, is eligible
to vote for the Lok Sabha.The Constitution provides that the maximum strength
of the House be 552 members. It has a term of five years. To be eligible for
membership in the Lok Sabha, a person must be a citizen of India and must be 25
years of age or older, mentally sound, should not be bankrupt and should not be
criminally convicted. The total elective membership is distributed among the
States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to
each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same
for all States.
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Council of States) or
the upper house is a permanent body not subject to dissolution. One
third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly
elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years. Its
members are indirectly elected by members of legislative bodies of the states.
The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum of 250 members. It currently has a
sanctioned strength of 245 members, of which 233 are elected from States
and Union Territories and 12 are nominated by the President.
The number of members from a state depends on its population. The minimum age
for a person to become a member of Rajya Sabha is 30 years.|
Type
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Bicameral
|
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Houses
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Leadership
|
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President
|
Ram Nath Kovind
Since 25 July 2017 |
|
Chairman of Rajya Sabha (Vice-President)
|
Venkaiah Naidu
Since 11 August 2017 |
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Deputy Chairman of the
Rajya Sabha
|
P. J. Kurien, INC
Since 21 August 2012 |
|
Speaker of the Lok
Sabha
|
Sumitra Mahajan, BJP
Since 6 June 2014 |
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Deputy Speaker of the
Lok Sabha
|
M. Thambidurai, AIADMK
Since 13 August 2014 |
|
Leader of the House
(Lok Sabha) |
Narendra Modi, BJP
Since 26 May 2014 |
|
Leader of the House
(Rajya Sabha)
|
Arun Jaitley, BJP
Since 2 June 2014 |
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