8/13/2014

KALYAN SIR: RAJYA SABHA

Today's Question

Click Here

HOME POLITY GEOGRAPHY QUICK LOOK GK CURRENT AFFAIRS BIT BANK THINK... About/Contact

Select Language

Pow ered by

Search here.....

Search

Translate

RAJYA SABHA
KALYANSIR.COM
1.

The Parliament consists of three parts.

a.

The President

b.

The Council of States

c.

The House of the People

RAJYA SABHA:
The Rajya Sabha was constituted in the year 1952.
This is a permanent house. It is not subjected to dissolution.
The fourth schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the allocation of seats in the
Rajya Sabha to the states and Union Territories.
The seats are allotted to the states in Upper House on the basis of population.
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250 members.

http://www.kalyansir.net/2013/12/rajya-sabha.html

1/6

8/13/2014

KALYAN SIR: RAJYA SABHA

The present strength of the Upper House is 245.

Out of 250 members 238 are the representatives of the states and Union Territories.
These 238 are elected indirectly by the elected members of Legislative Assemblies of
the concerned states.
Article 80 (3) of the Indian Constitution permits that 12 members are nominated by the
President with the special knowledge or practical experience in the fields like Science,
Arts, Literature and Social Service.
1/3rd members retire at the end of every second year.
The members are eligible for re-election after completion of the term.
The term of a member of Rajya Sabha is 6 years.

QUALIFICATIONS:
A citizen of India.
Not be less than 30 years of age.
Must possess other qualifications as prescribed by the Parliament.

The Parliament has laid down additional qualifications in the Representation of Peoples
Act of 1951.
Must be registered as an elector for a parliamentary constituency in the concerned state
or Union Territory.

DISQUALIFICATIONS (Article 102):

Article 102 of the Indian Constitution provided disqualification of a person who is a
http://www.kalyansir.net/2013/12/rajya-sabha.html

2/6

8/13/2014

KALYAN SIR: RAJYA SABHA

member of the Parliament.

I.
II.

III.

If holds any office of profit under the Union or State government.

If the person is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a court.

If the person is an un-discharged insolvent.

IV.
If the person is not a citizen of Indian or has voluntarily acquired the
citizenship of a foreign state.
V.

If so disqualified under any law made by the Parliament.

NOTE: The members of Rajya Sabha are disqualified by the President after seeking the
opinion from the Election Commission.

COMPOSITION OF RAJYA SABHA

Andhra Pradesh

18

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

16

Chattisgarh

Goa

http://www.kalyansir.net/2013/12/rajya-sabha.html

3/6

8/13/2014

KALYAN SIR: RAJYA SABHA

Gujarat

11

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

12

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

11

Maharashtra

19

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Delhi

Orissa

10

Pondichherry

Punjab

Rajasthan

10

http://www.kalyansir.net/2013/12/rajya-sabha.html

4/6

8/13/2014

KALYAN SIR: RAJYA SABHA

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

18

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

31

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

16

1 Comment

kalyansir

Login

Sort by Best

Share

Favorite

Join the discussion

mahesh dubey

7 months ago

nice one sir

Reply Share

WHAT'S THIS?

ALSO ON KALYANSIR

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTES

THE EARTH

1 comment 2 months ago

2 comments 6 months ago

Purushothama Kumar Azmeera thank you sir!

Gowtham Gs exactly

POLITY Bit Bank - 3

OCEANS

1 comment 2 months ago

2 comments 6 months ago

Vineela Rongali Sir, it was mentioned in rajya sabha website

Brajesh Yadav sir is there addition of water through rivers

that after 2003, a person can contest from where for Rajya
Sabha also..an supreme court has upheld such a ruling.So

affect the salinity of that sea, like higher the water added
through rivers which have more content of rain water +

Subscribe

Add Disqus to your site

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

COPYRIGHT 2013
KALYANSIR.NET (.C om) Republication or re dissemination of the content of this site are expressly prohibited without the written consent of KALYAN SIR.

http://www.kalyansir.net/2013/12/rajya-sabha.html

5/6

8/13/2014

http://www.kalyansir.net/2013/12/rajya-sabha.html

KALYAN SIR: RAJYA SABHA

6/6