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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T56840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rajya Sabha Context triple: [India, upperHouse, Rajya Sabha]
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A.
Parliament of India
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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B.
Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Mexico’s bicameral federal Congress, responsible for initiating revenue laws, approving the budget, and representing the population through elected deputies.
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C.
House of Councillors
The House of Councillors is the upper chamber of Japan’s national legislature, responsible for reviewing, amending, and approving laws alongside the lower House of Representatives.
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D.
Senate of Australia
The Senate of Australia is the federal parliament's upper chamber, representing the states and territories and reviewing legislation proposed by the House of Representatives.
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E.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of two senators from each state who share responsibility for making federal laws, confirming key executive and judicial appointments, and ratifying treaties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rajya Sabha Target entity description: Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber of India’s bicameral Parliament, representing the states and union territories at the national level.
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A.
Parliament of India
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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B.
Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Mexico’s bicameral federal Congress, responsible for initiating revenue laws, approving the budget, and representing the population through elected deputies.
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C.
House of Councillors
The House of Councillors is the upper chamber of Japan’s national legislature, responsible for reviewing, amending, and approving laws alongside the lower House of Representatives.
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D.
Senate of Australia
The Senate of Australia is the federal parliament's upper chamber, representing the states and territories and reviewing legislation proposed by the House of Representatives.
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E.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of two senators from each state who share responsibility for making federal laws, confirming key executive and judicial appointments, and ratifying treaties.
- F. None of above. chosen
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)
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| presidingOfficerTitle | Chairman of Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| represents |
States of India
ⓘ
Union territories of India ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari script
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surface form:
Devanagari
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| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rajya Sabha Description of subject: Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber of India’s bicameral Parliament, representing the states and union territories at the national level.
Referenced by (118)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parliament of India
subject surface form:
Parliament of India
subject surface form:
Parliament of India
this entity surface form:
Council of States (Rajya Sabha)