Legislatures of independent India

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkb:State_Legislative_Assemblies
gptkb:State_Legislative_Councils
Union Territory Legislatures
gptkbp:constitution 168-212
239A-239AA
79-122
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentChairmanRajyaSabha gptkb:Jagdeep_Dhankhar
gptkbp:currentSpeakerLokSabha gptkb:Om_Birla
gptkbp:dissolutionLokSabha can be dissolved
gptkbp:dissolutionRajyaSabha permanent body
gptkbp:electionSystemLokSabha first-past-the-post
gptkbp:electionSystemRajyaSabha single transferable vote
gptkbp:firstChairmanRajyaSabha gptkb:Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan
gptkbp:firstElection 1951-52
gptkbp:firstLokSabhaConstituted 1952
gptkbp:firstRajyaSabhaConstituted 1952
gptkbp:firstSpeakerLokSabha gptkb:Ganesh_Vasudev_Mavalankar
gptkbp:founded 1947
gptkbp:function budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of executive
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:highestLegislature gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legislatures of independent India
gptkbp:locationParliamentOfIndia gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:lowerHouseOfParliament gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:membersLokSabha 543
gptkbp:membersRajyaSabha 245
gptkbp:membersStateAssemblies varies by state
gptkbp:membersStateCouncils varies by state
gptkbp:membersUnionTerritoryLegislatures varies by UT
gptkbp:numberOfStateLegislativeAssemblies 28
gptkbp:numberOfStateLegislativeCouncils 6
gptkbp:numberOfUnionTerritoryLegislatures 3
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:President_of_India
gptkb:Indian_general_elections
Governor (India)
State elections in India
Union Territory elections in India
gptkbp:termLengthLokSabha 5 years
gptkbp:termLengthRajyaSabha 6 years
gptkbp:termLengthStateAssemblies 5 years
gptkbp:unicameralStates 22
6
gptkbp:upperHouseOfParliament gptkb:Rajya_Sabha
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Legislative_Councils_of_British_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8