Madras State in Rajya Sabha
E239201
Madras State in Rajya Sabha was the former legislative council constituency representing the then Madras State (now largely Tamil Nadu) in India’s upper house of Parliament before the state’s reorganization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madras State in Rajya Sabha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169793 — 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: Madras State in Rajya Sabha Context triple: [T. T. Krishnamachari, representedConstituency, Madras State in Rajya Sabha]
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A.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government.
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B.
Andhra State Legislative Assembly
The Andhra State Legislative Assembly was the unicameral law-making body of the former Andhra State in India, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government until the formation of Andhra Pradesh.
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C.
Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of Kerala, comprising elected representatives responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the government.
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D.
Maharashtra Legislative Council
The Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, comprising indirectly elected and nominated members who review and revise legislation.
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E.
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Rajasthan in India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the state government.
- 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: Madras State in Rajya Sabha Target entity description: Madras State in Rajya Sabha was the former legislative council constituency representing the then Madras State (now largely Tamil Nadu) in India’s upper house of Parliament before the state’s reorganization.
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A.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government.
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B.
Andhra State Legislative Assembly
The Andhra State Legislative Assembly was the unicameral law-making body of the former Andhra State in India, responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the state government until the formation of Andhra Pradesh.
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C.
Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of Kerala, comprising elected representatives responsible for enacting state legislation and overseeing the government.
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D.
Maharashtra Legislative Council
The Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, comprising indirectly elected and nominated members who review and revise legislation.
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E.
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Rajasthan in India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the state government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rajya Sabha constituency
ⓘ
former parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras State
|
| articleBasis | Article 80 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dissolvedDueTo | States Reorganisation Act, 1956 ⓘ |
| electoralCollege |
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras State Legislative Assembly
|
| electorateType | indirect election by MLAs ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras State
|
| historicalRegion | South India ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | predecessor of Tamil Nadu representation in Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| languageOfMajority |
Kannada
ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras State
|
| memberRole | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| memberType | indirectly elected ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras State
|
| parliamentarySystem | bicameral legislature of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Rajya Sabha constituencies of India ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (created with formation of Rajya Sabha system) ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Puducherry
ⓘ
parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh ⓘ parts of present-day Karnataka ⓘ parts of present-day Kerala ⓘ present-day Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Nadu in Rajya Sabha
|
| represented |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras State
|
| representedIn |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| seatType | state delegation ⓘ |
| stateAfterReorganization |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Nadu in Rajya Sabha
|
| timePeriod | before 1956 state reorganization ⓘ |
| upperHouseOf | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
proportional representation
ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ |
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Subject: Madras State in Rajya Sabha Description of subject: Madras State in Rajya Sabha was the former legislative council constituency representing the then Madras State (now largely Tamil Nadu) in India’s upper house of Parliament before the state’s reorganization.
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