gptkbp:instanceOf
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Upper house of Parliament
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gptkbp:chairman
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gptkb:Jagdeep_Dhankhar
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:electionMethod
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Indirect election by state legislatures
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gptkbp:established
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1952
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gptkbp:firstSession
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13 May 1952
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rajya Sabha of India
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gptkbp:legalBasis
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gptkb:Article_80_of_the_Constitution_of_India
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gptkbp:lowerAward
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gptkb:Lok_Sabha
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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250
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gptkbp:meetingPlace
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gptkb:Parliament_House,_New_Delhi
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gptkbp:membersNominatedByPresident
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12
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Council_of_States
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gptkbp:numberOfMembers
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245
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Hindi
English
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gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle
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gptkb:Vice_President_of_India
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gptkbp:renewable
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One third of members retire every two years
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gptkbp:secretariat
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gptkb:Rajya_Sabha_Secretariat
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gptkbp:termLength
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6 years
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gptkbp:type
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Permanent house
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gptkbp:votingSystem
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gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
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gptkbp:website
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https://rajyasabha.nic.in/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Second_Chamber
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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