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RAJYA SABHA
HISTORY PROJECT- RAJYA SABHA

THE RAJYA SABHA OR COUNCIL OF STATES IS THE UPPER HOUSE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA.RAJYA MEANS "STATE"[4] AND SABHA MEANS "ASSEMBLY" IN SANSKRIT.[5]
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Type
Type
Upper House of theParliament of India
Leadership
The Chairman
Mohammad Hamid Ansari, I
Since 11 August 2007[1]
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
P. J. Kurien, INC
Since 21 August 2012[2]
Leader of the House
Dr Manmohan Singh,INC
Since 22 May 2004 [3]
Leader of Opposition
Arun Jaitley, BJP
Since 3 June 2009 [3]
Structure
Seats
245 [3]
Political groups
UPA, NDA, Third front, Others
Elections
Voting system
Single transferable vote
Meeting place
Chamber of Rajya Sabha, Sansad Bhavan,
New Delhi, India

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE RAJYA SABHA : from the text book

MEMBERSHIP AND COMPOSITION :
Membership IS LIMITED TO 250 MEMBERS, 12 OF WHOM ARE NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ART, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE REMAINDER OF THE BODY IS ELECTED BY THESTATE AND TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES. MEMBERS SIT FOR SIX-YEAR TERMS, WITH ONE THIRD OF THE MEMBERS RETIRING EVERY TWO YEARS.
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA (CURRENTLY, HAMID ANSARI) IS THE EX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN OF THE RAJYA SABHA, WHO PRESIDES OVER ITS SESSIONS. THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, WHO IS ELECTED FROM AMONGST ITS MEMBERS, TAKES CARE OF THE DAY-TO-DAY MATTERS OF THE HOUSE IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN. THE RAJYA SABHA HELD ITS FIRST SITTING ON 13 MAY 1952.[6]

Seats are allotted in proportion to the population of each state or union territory. The other 12 members are nominated by the President of India.[7]
Name of State
No. of Seats.....
Andhra Pradesh
18
Arunachal Pradesh
1
Assam
7
Bihar
16
Chhattisgarh
5
Goa
1
Gujarat
11
Haryana
5
Himachal Pradesh
3
Jammu & Kashmir
4
Jharkhand
6
Karnataka
12
Kerala
9
Madhya Pradesh
11
Maharashtra
19
Manipur
1
Meghalaya
1
Mizoram
1
Nagaland
1
National
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