Sansad
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Sansad is the supreme legislative body of India, comprising the President and two houses—the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha—that together enact national laws and oversee the government.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bicameral legislature
ⓘ
Legislature ⓘ Parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Articles 79 to 122 of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Part V of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elects |
President of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 26 January 1950 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Lok Sabha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajya Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
Legislative power at the Union level
ⓘ
Power to alter state boundaries and create new states ⓘ Power to approve proclamations of Emergency ⓘ Power to impeach judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts ⓘ Power to impeach the President of India ⓘ Power to remove the Council of Ministers through no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
Lok Sabha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajya Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Lok Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
Amending the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Approving the Union budget ⓘ Enacting national laws ⓘ Overseeing the Government of India ⓘ Representing the people of India ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Sansad Bhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Bhāratīya Sansad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| officialName | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Constituent Assembly of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleTo | People of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionType |
Budget Session
ⓘ
Monsoon Session NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Session ⓘ |
| supremeLegislativeBodyOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfLowerHouse | 5 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Rajya Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystemInLowerHouse | First-past-the-post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystemInUpperHouse | Single transferable vote ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parliament of India