Parliament of India
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28°37′2″N 77°12′29″E The Parliament of India (IAST: Bhāratīya Sansad) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President of India, in their role as head of the legislature, has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha, but they can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and their Union Council of Ministers.
Parliament of India Bhāratīya Sansad | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 26 January 1950 (73 years ago) (1950-01-26) |
| Preceded by | Constituent Assembly of India |
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| Seats | 788 |
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| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
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Last Rajya Sabha election | 10 June 2022 |
Last Lok Sabha election | 11 April – 19 May 2019 |
Next Rajya Sabha election | 2023 elections |
Next Lok Sabha election | 2024 elections |
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| Sansad Bhavan 118, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, 110001 National Capital Territory of Delhi, Republic of India | |
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| parliamentofindia | |
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| Constitution of India | |
Those elected or nominated (by the president) to either house of Parliament are referred to as members of Parliament (MPs). The members of parliament of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the Indian public voting in single-member districts and the members of parliament of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of all state legislative assemblies by proportional representation. The Parliament has a sanctioned strength of 550 in the Lok Sabha and 250 in the Rajya Sabha including 12 nominees from the expertise of different fields of literature, art, science, and social service.[7] The Parliament meets at Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi. The Parliament of India represents the largest democratic electorate in the world (the second is the European Parliament), with an electorate of 912 million eligible voters in 2019. On May 28, 2023, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, unveiled and inaugurated the New Parliament House, located adjacent to the previous one.