2. Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India. The Indian
Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses - Rajya
Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People).
The President has the power to summon and prorogue either
House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The Constitution of
India came into force on January 26, 1950. The first general
elections under the new Constitution were held during the year
1951-52 and the first elected Parliament came into existence in
April, 1952, the Second Lok Sabha in April, 1957, the Third Lok
Sabha in April, 1962, the Fourth Lok Sabha in March, 1967, the
Fifth Lok Sabha in March, 1971, the Sixth Lok Sabha in March,
1977, the Seventh Lok Sabha in January, 1980, the Eighth Lok
Sabha in December, 1984, the Ninth Lok Sabha in December, 1989,
the Tenth Lok Sabha in June, 1991, the Eleventh Lok Sabha in May,
1996, the Twelfth Lok Sabha in March, 1998, Thirteenth Lok Sabha
in October, 1999, Fourteenth Lok Sabha in May, 2004 and Fifteenth
Lok Sabha in April, 2009.
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4. The Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of people chosen by
direct election on the basis of Universal Adult Suffrage. Maximum
strength of the House is 552 members - 530 members to represent
the States, 20 members to represent the Union Territories, and 2
members to be nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian
Community. At present, the strength of the House is 545. The term
of the Lok Sabha, unless dissolved, is five years from the date
appointed for its first meeting. However, while a proclamation of
emergency is in operation, this period may be extended by
Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time
and not extending in any case, beyond a period of six months after
the proclamation has ceased to operate.
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6. State of India
Andhra Pradesh-- 42
Arunachal Pradesh --2
Assam –14
Bihar-- 40
Chhattisgarh - 11
Goa-- 2
Gujarat-- 26
Haryana-- 10
Himachal Pradesh --4
Jammu & Kashmir --6
Jharkhand - 14
Karnataka --28
Kerala --20
Nagaland --1
State of India
Orissa --21
Punjab --13
Rajasthan --25
Sikkim --1
Tamil Nadu --39
Tripura --2
Uttar Pradesh --80
Uttarakhand - 5
West Bengal –42
Madhya Pradesh --29
Maharashtra --48
Manipur --2
Meghalaya --2
Mizoram --1
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands --1
Chandigarh --1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli --1
Daman & Diu --1
Delhi --7
Lakshadweep --1
Pondicherry --1
Total number of State(1) member / Population of state(1)
=
Total number of state (2) member / population of state(2)
7. The Rajya Sabha should consist of not more than 250 members 238 members representing the States and Union Territories, and
12 members nominated by the President. Rajya Sabha is a
permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one
third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by
newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six
years. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of
Rajya Sabha. The House also elects a Deputy Chairman from
among its members. Besides, there is also a panel of "Vice
Chairmen" in the Rajya Sabha. The senior most minister, who is a
member of Rajya Sabha, is appointed by the Prime Minister as
Leader of the House.
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