Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the presiding officer of India’s upper house of Parliament, a role held ex officio by the Vice President of India to conduct its proceedings and maintain order.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vice President of India | 19 |
| Chairman of Rajya Sabha | 7 |
| Chairman of the Rajya Sabha canonical | 4 |
| Vice-President of India | 2 |
| Chairman, Council of States | 1 |
| Presiding Officer of Rajya Sabha | 1 |
| राज्य सभा के सभापति | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308820 — 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: Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Context triple: [Parliament of India, presidingOfficerOfRajyaSabha, Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]
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A.
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the elected head and principal presiding officer of the lower house of India’s Parliament, responsible for conducting its proceedings and maintaining order and discipline.
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B.
President of the Senate
The President of the Senate is the chief presiding officer of Zimbabwe’s upper house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and representing the Senate in its official functions.
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C.
President of India
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the supreme constitutional authority of the Republic of India, responsible for upholding the Constitution and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
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D.
President of the House of Councillors
The President of the House of Councillors is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of Japan’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and administration.
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E.
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The President pro tempore of the United States Senate is a senior member of the majority party who presides over the Senate in the vice president’s absence and is high in the line of presidential succession.
- 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: Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Target entity description: The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the presiding officer of India’s upper house of Parliament, a role held ex officio by the Vice President of India to conduct its proceedings and maintain order.
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A.
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the elected head and principal presiding officer of the lower house of India’s Parliament, responsible for conducting its proceedings and maintaining order and discipline.
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B.
President of the Senate
The President of the Senate is the chief presiding officer of Zimbabwe’s upper house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and representing the Senate in its official functions.
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C.
President of India
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the supreme constitutional authority of the Republic of India, responsible for upholding the Constitution and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
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D.
President of the House of Councillors
The President of the House of Councillors is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of Japan’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and administration.
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E.
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The President pro tempore of the United States Senate is a senior member of the majority party who presides over the Senate in the vice president’s absence and is high in the line of presidential succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional office of India
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parliamentary office ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
ⓘ
surface form:
Chairman, Council of States
|
| appointedBy | indirect election as Vice President of India ⓘ |
| assistedBy |
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
ⓘ
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ⓘ
surface form:
Panel of Vice-Chairmen of the Rajya Sabha
|
| associatedWithBody | Secretariat of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| cannotBe | member of either House of Parliament ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle |
Article 64 of the Constitution of India
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Article 89 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Jagdeep Dhankhar ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | 11 August 2022 ⓘ |
| duty |
allow or disallow motions and resolutions
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conduct proceedings of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ decide points of order in the Rajya Sabha ⓘ interpret rules of procedure of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ maintain order in the Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ⓘ |
| heldExOfficioBy |
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vice President of India
|
| inauguralYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Rajya Sabha proceedings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament House, New Delhi
|
| nativeLanguage | hi ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
राज्य सभा के सभापति
|
| officeIncompatibleWith |
membership of Lok Sabha
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membership of Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| power |
adjourn the Rajya Sabha sine die
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adjourn the sitting of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ cast deciding vote in case of a tie ⓘ decide admissibility of calling attention notices ⓘ decide admissibility of questions ⓘ decide admissibility of short duration discussion notices ⓘ suspend members for disorderly conduct ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
Rajya Sabha
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surface form:
Council of States
Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| residence |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
|
| style |
Honourable
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Shri ⓘ |
| symbol |
State Emblem of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Emblem of India
|
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLinkedTo | term of the Vice President of India ⓘ |
| votingRight |
does not vote in the first instance
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has only a casting vote in case of equality of votes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Description of subject: The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the presiding officer of India’s upper house of Parliament, a role held ex officio by the Vice President of India to conduct its proceedings and maintain order.
Referenced by (35)
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this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
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Vice President of India
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Vice President of India
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Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
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Standing Committees (India)
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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heldExOfficioBy
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Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
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राज्य सभा के सभापति
this entity surface form:
Chairman, Council of States
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice-President of India
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952
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appliesToOffice
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Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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this entity surface form:
Vice-President of India
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Zero Hour (Indian Parliament)
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha
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interpretedBy
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Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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this entity surface form:
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha
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interpretedBy
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Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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this entity surface form:
Presiding Officer of Rajya Sabha
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
subject surface form:
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India
this entity surface form:
Vice President of India