Rajya Sabha constituencies of India
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Rajya Sabha constituencies of India are the electoral divisions across Indian states and union territories that select members to the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Members of the Rajya Sabha from Punjab | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral constituency system
ⓘ
parliamentary constituency category ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allocatesSeatsTo |
Indian states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian union territories ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Council of States (Rajya Sabha) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Lok Sabha constituencies of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotIncludeVoters | general adult population directly ⓘ |
| electionCycle | biennial (one-third members retire every two years) ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeIncludes |
elected members of State Legislative Assemblies
ⓘ
elected members of Union Territory Legislative Assemblies ⓘ |
| electsBody | Rajya Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electsChamberLevel | upper house of the Parliament of India ⓘ |
| hasCategory | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Rajya Sabha constituencies in Indian states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajya Sabha constituencies in Indian union territories ⓘ |
| hasElectionAuthority | Chief Electoral Officers in states (for conduct of voting) ⓘ |
| hasElectoralUnit |
certain union territories as single multi-member constituencies
ⓘ
each state as a single multi-member constituency ⓘ |
| hasElectorType | indirect election ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBasis | Council of States concept in the Government of India Act, 1919 and 1935 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialProcess |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| hasLegalNature | indirect proportional representation constituencies ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | elect the members of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| hasVoters |
members of State Legislative Assemblies
ⓘ
members of certain Union Territory legislatures ⓘ |
| linkedTo | federal structure of India ⓘ |
| notBasedOn | geographically small single-member districts like Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of India electoral system ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Representation of the People Act, 1951 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConstitutionalArticles |
Article 80 of the Constitution of India
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Article 81 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Lok Sabha constituencies of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | states and union territories at the national level ⓘ |
| seatAllocationBasis | population of states and union territories ⓘ |
| seatDistributionDeterminedBy | Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | delimitation and reallocation when states are reorganized ⓘ |
| termLengthOfElectedMembers | 6 years ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 245 (maximum strength of Rajya Sabha) ⓘ |
| usesBallotType | single transferable ballot ⓘ |
| usesElectoralSystem |
proportional representation
ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ |
| usesVoterListOf | members of the respective legislative assemblies ⓘ |
| votingIs | by open ballot (with party whip, subject to rules) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Members of the Rajya Sabha from Punjab