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             Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of Parliament. It has not more than 250 members. Members of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the people directly but indirectly by the Legislative Assemblies of the various States. Every State is allotted a certain number of members. No member of Rajya Sabha can be under 30 years of age.

Twelve of Rajya Sabha members are nominated by the President from persons who have earned distinction in the fields of literature, art, science and social service.

Rajya Sabha is a permanent body. It is not subject to dissolution but one-third of its members retire every two years. Rajya Sabha was duly constituted for the first time on April 3,1952 and it held its first sitting on May 13, that year.
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Number of Seats
There are at present 245 members in Rajya Sabha, distributed among different States and Union Territories as follows:
  • Andhra Pradesh --18
  • Arunachal Pradesh --1
  • Assam-- 7
  • Bihar-- 22
  • Goa-- 1
  • Gujarat-- 11
  • Haryana-- 5
  • Himachal Pradesh-- 3
  • Jammu & Kashmir-- 4
  • Karnataka-- 12
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  • Kerala-- 9
  • Madhya Pradesh-- 16
  • Maharashtra-- 19
  • Manipur-- 1
  • Meghalaya-- 1
  • Mizoram-- 1
  • Nagaland-- 1
  • Orissa-- 10
  • Punjab-- 7
  • Rajasthan-- 10
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  • Sikkim --1
  • Tamil Nadu-- 18
  • Tripura-- 1
  • Uttar Pradesh-- 34
  • West Bengal-- 16
  • Delhi-- 3
  • Pondicherry-- 1
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Nominated by the President under 12 Article 80(1) (a) of the Constitution

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Presiding Officers
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament. Rajya Sabha also elects one of its members to be the Deputy Chairman.

Present : MR.Krishna Kanth.

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Functions
The main function of both the Houses is to pass laws. Every Bill has to be passed by both the Houses and assented to by the President before it becomes law. The subjects over which Parliament can legislate are the subjects mentioned under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Broadly speaking, Union subjects are those important subjects which for reasons of convenience, efficiency and security are administered on all-lndia basis. The principal Union subjects are Defence, Foreign Affairs, Railways, Transport and Communications, Currency and Coinage, Banking, Customs and Excise Duties. There are numerous other subjects on which both Parliament and State Legislatures can legislate. Under this category mention may be made of economic and social planning, social security and insurance, labour welfare, price control and vital statistics.

Besides passing laws, Parliament can by means of resolutions, motions for adjournment, discussions and questions addressed by members to Ministers exercise control over the administration of the country and safeguard people's liberties.

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