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Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 80, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legisl ...
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Parliament of India The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...
. Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members. 233 members are elected by the Vidhan Sabha members and 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sit for overlapping six years terms, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.


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Uttar Pradesh

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Jammu and Kashmir


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Membership by party

Members of the Rajya Sabha by their political party ():


See also

* List of current members of the Lok Sabha * List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha * Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha


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Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha Secretariat
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