Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

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constitutional office of India parliamentary office presiding officer role

The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the presiding officer of India’s upper house of Parliament, a role held ex officio by the Vice President of India to conduct its proceedings and maintain order.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office of India → parliamentary office → presiding officer role →
alsoCalled	Chairman, Council of States →
appointedBy	indirect election as Vice President of India →
assistedBy	Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha → Panel of Vice-Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha →
associatedWithBody	Secretariat of the Rajya Sabha →
cannotBe	member of either House of Parliament →
chamberType	upper house →
constitutionalArticle	Article 64 of the Constitution of India → Article 89 of the Constitution of India →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of India →
country	India →
currentHolder	Jagdeep Dhankhar →
currentHolderStartDate	11 August 2022 →
duty	allow or disallow motions and resolutions → conduct proceedings of the Rajya Sabha → decide points of order in the Rajya Sabha → interpret rules of procedure of the Rajya Sabha → maintain order in the Rajya Sabha →
firstHolder	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan →
heldExOfficioBy	Vice President of India →
inauguralYear	1952 →
jurisdiction	Rajya Sabha proceedings →
locatedIn	Parliament House, New Delhi →
nativeLanguage	hi →
nativeName	राज्य सभा के सभापति →
officeIncompatibleWith	membership of Lok Sabha → membership of Rajya Sabha →
partOf	Parliament of India →
power	adjourn the Rajya Sabha sine die → adjourn the sitting of the Rajya Sabha → cast deciding vote in case of a tie → decide admissibility of calling attention notices → decide admissibility of questions → decide admissibility of short duration discussion notices → suspend members for disorderly conduct →
presidesOver	Council of States → Rajya Sabha →
reportsTo	Rajya Sabha →
residence	New Delhi →
style	Honourable → Shri →
symbol	Emblem of India →
termLength	5 years →
termLinkedTo	term of the Vice President of India →
votingRight	does not vote in the first instance → has only a casting vote in case of equality of votes →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
R. Venkataraman ("Vice President of India") → Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ("Vice President of India") →	positionHeld
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ("Chairman, Council of States") →	alsoCalled
Standing Committees (India) ("Chairman of Rajya Sabha") →	appointmentBy
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ("Vice President of India") →	associatedOffice
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ("Chairman of Rajya Sabha") →	canBeResignedTo
Monsoon Session ("Chairman of Rajya Sabha") →	chairedBy
Parliament of India ("Vice President of India") →	chairmanOfRajyaSabhaExOfficio
University of Delhi ("Vice President of India") →	chancellor
Rajya Sabha ("Vice President of India") →	exOfficioChairman
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ("Vice President of India") →	heldExOfficioBy
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ("राज्य सभा के सभापति") →	nativeName
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ("Chairman of Rajya Sabha") →	oathAdministeredBy
Lok Sabha ("Vice President of India") →	participatesInElectionOf
Parliament of India →	presidingOfficerOfRajyaSabha
Impeachment of the President of India ("Vice President of India") →	relatedOffice
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ("Chairman of Rajya Sabha") →	reportsTo