Parliament of India

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The Parliament of India is the supreme bicameral law-making body of the country, comprising the President, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
budgetaryPower authorizes government expenditure
authorizes taxation
canBeDissolvedBy President of India
surface form: President of India (Lok Sabha only)
chairmanOfRajyaSabhaExOfficio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
surface form: Vice President of India
constitutionalAmendmentRequirement special majority in both houses
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India
country India
currentStrengthLokSabha 545 members
currentStrengthRajyaSabha 245 members
electoralFunction elects President of India
elects Vice President of India
emergencyPowerRole approves proclamation of emergency
established 1950
hasCommitteeType Joint Committees
Select Committees
Standing Committees
hasComponent Lok Sabha
President of India
Rajya Sabha
hasHouse Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
languageOfProceedings English
Hindi
legislatureType bicameral
location New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
lowerHouse Lok Sabha
maximumStrengthLokSabha 552 members
maximumStrengthRajyaSabha 250 members
meetsIn Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
nativeName Parliament of India self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bhāratīya Sansad
oversightFunction no-confidence motions
parliamentary committees
questions to ministers
presidingOfficerOfLokSabha Speaker of the Lok Sabha
presidingOfficerOfRajyaSabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
primaryFunction amending the Constitution of India
controlling the executive
debating national issues
enacting legislation
passing the Union budget
rajyaSabhaMembersRetireFraction one-third every two years
rajyaSabhaNature permanent house
sessionType Budget Session
Monsoon Session
Winter Session
summonedBy President of India
supremeLawMakingBodyOf India
termOfLokSabha 5 years
upperHouse Rajya Sabha
votingSystemLokSabha first-past-the-post
votingSystemRajyaSabha single transferable vote

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Ambala Lok Sabha constituency lowerHouseOf Parliament of India
Palace of the Parliament formerName Parliament of India
this entity surface form: House of the People
Indian Wildlife Protection Act enactedBy Parliament of India
North Eastern Council legislatedBy Parliament of India
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 enactedBy Parliament of India
Environment Protection Act of India enactedBy Parliament of India
States Reorganisation Act, 1956 legislature Parliament of India
Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency partOf Parliament of India
Honourable Speaker associatedWithInstitution Parliament of India
Joint Committee on Bofors jurisdiction Parliament of India
Joint Committee on Bofors parentOrganization Parliament of India
Joint Committee on 2G Spectrum jurisdiction Parliament of India
Joint Committee on 2G Spectrum formedBy Parliament of India
Conventions of Indian Parliament appliesTo Parliament of India
Border Security Force Act, 1968 enactedBy Parliament of India
Winter Session legislature Parliament of India
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha appliesTo Parliament of India
this entity surface form: House of the People
Zero Hour usedIn Parliament of India
subject surface form: Zero Hour (Indian Parliament)
Ad hoc committees (India) usedIn Parliament of India
Ad hoc committees (India) canBeConstitutedBy Parliament of India
Legislative process in India appliesTo Parliament of India
Financial Standing Committees jurisdiction Parliament of India
Financial Standing Committees reportsTo Parliament of India
Public Accounts Committee (India) reportsTo Parliament of India
Estimates Committee (India) parentOrganization Parliament of India
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India enactedBy Parliament of India
subject surface form: Citizenship Act, 1955
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 legislature Parliament of India
NIA Special Courts enactedBy Parliament of India
Disaster Management Act, 2005 enactedBy Parliament of India
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 enactedBy Parliament of India
Official Languages Act, 1963 legislature Parliament of India
National Human Rights Commission reportsTo Parliament of India
subject surface form: National Human Rights Commission of India
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Maneka Gandhi activeIn Parliament of India
this entity surface form: Indian Parliament
Secretariat of the Rajya Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Assam Rifles Act enactedBy Parliament of India
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar associatedWith Parliament of India
Institution of National Importance grantedBy Parliament of India