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.
Statements (48)
| 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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