Rajya Sabha

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rajya_Sabha

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:RS
gptkbp:adjournedBy	CEO
gptkbp:appointedBy	233
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:President's_Rule gptkb:Proclamation_of_Emergency Ordinances
gptkbp:authority	Can pass bills except money bills
gptkbp:canEstablish	Constitutional amendment bills Non-money bills
gptkbp:chairman	gptkb:Jagdeep_Dhankhar
gptkbp:constitution	gptkb:Article_80_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentDeputyChairman	gptkb:Harivansh_Narayan_Singh
gptkbp:deputyChairmanTitle	Deputy Chairman
gptkbp:dissolved	Permanent body, not subject to dissolution
gptkbp:electionMethod	Indirect election by state and territorial legislatures
gptkbp:emblem	gptkb:State_Emblem_of_India
gptkbp:established	1952
gptkbp:firstChampion	gptkb:Dr._S._Radhakrishnan
gptkbp:firstDeputyChairman	gptkb:S._V._Krishnamoorthy_Rao
gptkbp:firstSession	13 May 1952
gptkbp:hasMember	gptkb:States_and_Union_Territories_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rajya Sabha
gptkbp:lastElection	2024
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	250
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Parliament_House,_New_Delhi
gptkbp:moneyBillPower	Cannot introduce or amend money bills
gptkbp:nextEdition	2026
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Council_of_States
gptkbp:nominatedFor	gptkb:President_of_India Literature, science, art, and social service
gptkbp:nominatedMembers	12
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	245
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Hindi English
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle	CEO
gptkbp:quorum	One tenth of total membership
gptkbp:renewable	One third of members retire every two years
gptkbp:salary	As per Parliament Members Salary, Allowances and Pension Act, 1954
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral	gptkb:PC_Mody
gptkbp:sessionRoom	gptkb:Rajya_Sabha_Chamber,_Parliament_House
gptkbp:specialPowers	Can authorize Parliament to make laws on State List subjects
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Lotus
gptkbp:termLength	6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem	gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkbp:website	https://rajyasabha.nic.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Government_of_India gptkb:India gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Act_of_Parliament gptkb:Revolutionary_Socialist_Party gptkb:Inde gptkb:Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist) gptkb:Marumalarchi_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam gptkb:Rashtriya_Janata_Dal gptkb:Samajwadi_Party gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir_National_Conference gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir_Peoples_Democratic_Party gptkb:Shiv_Sena
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4