Question
Download Solution PDFThe Council of States shall consist of ______ members to be nominated by the President.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is twelve.Key Points
- The Council of States shall consist of twelve members to be nominated by the President.
- The Council of States is one of the two houses of the Indian Parliament, the other being the Lok Sabha.
- The members of the Council of States, also known as Rajya Sabha, are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of States and Union territories.
Additional Information
- The lower house of India's bicameral Parliament is known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People according to its constitution.
- Members of the Lok Sabha are chosen to represent their respective constituencies by adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system, and they serve for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the recommendation of the council of ministers.
- The Indian Constitution limits the number of members of the House to 552 (up from 500 at first in 1950).
- The house currently has 543 seats, which are filled by up to 543 elected members.
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