Union Parliament

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The Union Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India at the national level, comprising the President and two houses—the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
The Parliament 3
Union Parliament canonical 2
Parliament 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bicameral legislature
Legislature
Parliament
alsoKnownAs Parliament of India
budgetSessionHeld Annually
cameIntoEffectOn 1950-01-26
canBeDissolvedBy President of India
comprises Lok Sabha
President of India
Rajya Sabha
constitutionalArticlesGoverning Articles 79 to 122 of the Constitution of India
country India
electoralCollegeFor President of India
elects Vice President of India
establishedBy Constitution of India
governedBy Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha
hasChairmanOfUpperHouse Vice President of India
hasComponent Council of States
linked to: Rajya Sabha

House of the People
linked to: Parliament of India
hasFunction Deliberation on national issues
Financial control over the executive
Legislative oversight of the Union government
Representation of the people at the national level
hasPower Amend the Constitution of India
Approve the Union budget
Control the Union government through questions and motions
Impeach the President of India
Make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India
Proclaim emergency under constitutional provisions
Remove judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts
hasSecretariat Lok Sabha Secretariat
Rajya Sabha Secretariat
hasSpeakerOfLowerHouse Speaker of the Lok Sabha
isSupremeLegislativeBodyOf India
languageOfBusiness English
Hindi
legislativeAuthorityLevel National
locatedInCity New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
locatedInTerritory National Capital Territory of Delhi
lowerHouse Lok Sabha
meetsAt Sansad Bhavan
monsoonSessionHeld Annually
numberOfHouses 2
oversees Union Council of Ministers
structure Bicameral
termOfLokSabhaInYears 5
upperHouse Rajya Sabha
winterSessionHeld Annually

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article 79 of the Constitution of India chapterHeading The Parliament
linked to: Union Parliament
Part V of the Constitution of India containsProvisionsOn Parliament
linked to: Union Parliament
Article 93 of the Constitution of India subjectMatter The Parliament
linked to: Union Parliament
Article 89 of the Constitution of India fallsUnder The Parliament
linked to: Union Parliament