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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu representedIn Parliament of India
Mundhra scandal involves Parliament of India
Madras (Lok Sabha) parliamentName Parliament of India
Madras (Lok Sabha) jurisdiction Parliament of India
this entity surface form: House of the People
Madras State in Rajya Sabha upperHouseOf Parliament of India
Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha constituency partOf Parliament of India
Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha constituency createdFor Parliament of India
this entity surface form: House of the People
Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha constituency electsTo Parliament of India
Khajauli hasParliamentaryJurisdiction Parliament of India
States areCreatedBy Parliament of India
subject surface form: States of India
Union Parliament alsoKnownAs Parliament of India
Union Parliament hasComponent Parliament of India
this entity surface form: House of the People
States of India canBeAlteredBy Parliament of India
House of Parliament officialName Parliament of India
subject surface form: Parliament of India
House of Parliament alsoKnownAs Parliament of India
subject surface form: Parliament of India
this entity surface form: Indian Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia memberOf Parliament of India
Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency parliamentName Parliament of India
Phulpur partOf Parliament of India
subject surface form: Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kannauj stateParliamentaryBody Parliament of India
Bhilwara Lok Sabha constituency partOf Parliament of India
Bhilwara Lok Sabha constituency representedIn Parliament of India
Lok Sabha Secretariat legislativeBody Parliament of India
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 enactedBy Parliament of India
Erode (Lok Sabha constituency) partOf Parliament of India
Erode (Lok Sabha constituency) parliamentName Parliament of India
Forest Conservation Act, 1980 enactedBy Parliament of India
Union Cabinet responsibleTo Parliament of India
Union Cabinet reportsTo Parliament of India
AAI establishedBy Parliament of India
subject surface form: Airports Authority of India
Central Vigilance Commission reportsTo Parliament of India