Article 80 of the Constitution of India

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Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the composition, method of election, and nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of India
constitutional provision
appliesTo States of India
Union territories of India
assignsRoleTo President of India
States
Union territories of India
surface form: Union territories
cameIntoForceOn 26 January 1950
category Indian constitutional law
citedAs Article 80
defines composition of the Council of States
method of election to the Council of States
nomination of members to the Council of States
draftedBy Constituent Assembly of India
empowers President of India to nominate members to the Council of States
governs composition of the Rajya Sabha
election of members of the Rajya Sabha
nomination of members of the Rajya Sabha
hasLegalEffectOn composition of the Indian Parliament
federal representation in the Union legislature
isContainedIn Chapter II of Part V of the Constitution of India
Part V of the Constitution of India
language English
Hindi
legalStatus in force
locatedInJurisdiction Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
partOf Constitution of India
providesFor nomination of members by the President of India
representation of States in the Council of States
representation of Union territories in the Council of States
purpose to regulate representation of States and Union territories in the Council of States
referencedBy Representation of the People Act, 1951
surface form: Representation of the People Act
relatedTo Article 331 of the Constitution of India
Article 79 of the Constitution of India
Article 81 of the Constitution of India
Article 84 of the Constitution of India
relatesTo Rajya Sabha
surface form: Council of States

Parliament of India
Rajya Sabha
requires that nominated members have special knowledge or practical experience in art
that nominated members have special knowledge or practical experience in literature
that nominated members have special knowledge or practical experience in science
that nominated members have special knowledge or practical experience in social service
specifies maximum strength of the Council of States
number of elected members of the Council of States
number of nominated members of the Council of States
subjectMatter Union Parliament
usedIn interpretation of the structure of the Rajya Sabha

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Description of subject: Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the composition, method of election, and nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.

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Rajya Sabha constitutionalArticle Article 80 of the Constitution of India