Rajya Sabha
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Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber of India’s bicameral Parliament, representing the states and union territories at the national level.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajya Sabha canonical | 95 |
| Council of States | 13 |
| Council of States (Rajya Sabha) | 2 |
| Rajya Sabha Chamber | 2 |
| Council of States (India) | 1 |
| Council of States as part of Parliament | 1 |
| Rajya Sabha chamber | 1 |
| Rajya Sabha members | 1 |
| Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan | 1 |
| राज्य सभा | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
House of the Parliament of India
ⓘ
Upper house of Parliament ⓘ |
| authorizationCondition | Resolution passed by two-thirds of members present and voting ⓘ |
| canAuthorize | Parliament to make laws on State List subjects ⓘ |
| canIntroduce | Non-money bills ⓘ |
| cannotIntroduce | Money bills ⓘ |
| canRecommendAmendmentsTo | Money bills ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle |
Article 80 of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Article 84 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryCapital |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| deputyPresidingOfficerTitle | Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| electedMembers | 233 ⓘ |
| established | 1952 ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| exOfficioChairman |
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
ⓘ
surface form:
Vice President of India
|
| hasEqualPowersIn |
Constitutional amendment bills
ⓘ
Impeachment of the President of India ⓘ Removal of judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts ⓘ |
| hasLessFinancialPowersThan | Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| hasRole | Upper chamber of Parliament of India ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ ⓘ |
| houseType | Permanent house ⓘ |
| isDissolvable | No ⓘ |
| languagePolicy |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legislativeType |
Rajya Sabha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of States
|
| location |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| meetsAt |
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
ⓘ
surface form:
Sansad Bhavan
|
| meetsIn |
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajya Sabha Chamber, Parliament House, New Delhi
|
| memberSelectionMethod |
Indirect election by state and union territory legislatures
ⓘ
Nomination by the President of India ⓘ |
| minimumAgeForMembership | 30 years ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Rajya Sabha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
राज्य सभा
|
| nominatedMembers | 12 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Rajya Sabha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of States
|
| partOf | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Imperial Legislative Council of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of State (British India)
|
| presidingOfficerTitle | Chairman of Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| represents |
States of India
ⓘ
Union territories of India ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari
|
| seat |
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
ⓘ
surface form:
Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
|
| sharesLegislativePowersWith | Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | One-third of members retire every 2 years ⓘ |
| totalMembers | 245 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | Single transferable vote ⓘ |
Referenced by (118)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of States
this entity surface form:
Council of States
this entity surface form:
राज्य सभा
this entity surface form:
Council of States
subject surface form:
Council of State (British India)
this entity surface form:
Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
subject surface form:
Sansad Bhavan
this entity surface form:
Rajya Sabha Chamber
subject surface form:
Union Government of India
subject surface form:
Standing Committees (India)
subject surface form:
Joint Committee
this entity surface form:
Council of States
this entity surface form:
Council of States
this entity surface form:
Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan
this entity surface form:
Council of States
this entity surface form:
Council of States
this entity surface form:
Rajya Sabha chamber
this entity surface form:
Rajya Sabha members
this entity surface form:
Council of States (India)