Parliament of India

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The Parliament of India is the supreme bicameral law-making body of the country, comprising the President, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
budgetaryPower authorizes government expenditure
authorizes taxation
canBeDissolvedBy President of India (Lok Sabha only)
linked to: President of India
chairmanOfRajyaSabhaExOfficio Vice President of India
constitutionalAmendmentRequirement special majority in both houses
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India
country India
currentStrengthLokSabha 545 members
currentStrengthRajyaSabha 245 members
electoralFunction elects President of India
elects Vice President of India
emergencyPowerRole approves proclamation of emergency
established 1950
hasCommitteeType Joint Committees
Select Committees
Standing Committees
hasComponent Lok Sabha
President of India
Rajya Sabha
hasHouse Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
languageOfProceedings English
Hindi
legislatureType bicameral
location New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
lowerHouse Lok Sabha
maximumStrengthLokSabha 552 members
maximumStrengthRajyaSabha 250 members
meetsIn Parliament House, New Delhi
nativeName Bhāratīya Sansad
linked to: Parliament of India
oversightFunction no-confidence motions
parliamentary committees
questions to ministers
presidingOfficerOfLokSabha Speaker of the Lok Sabha
presidingOfficerOfRajyaSabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
primaryFunction amending the Constitution of India
controlling the executive
debating national issues
enacting legislation
passing the Union budget
rajyaSabhaMembersRetireFraction one-third every two years
rajyaSabhaNature permanent house
sessionType Budget Session
Monsoon Session
Winter Session
summonedBy President of India
supremeLawMakingBodyOf India
termOfLokSabha 5 years
upperHouse Rajya Sabha
votingSystemLokSabha first-past-the-post
votingSystemRajyaSabha single transferable vote

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

India legislature Parliament of India
New Delhi hostsInstitution Parliament of India
subject linked to: New Delhi, India
New Delhi isSeatOf Parliament of India
subject linked to: New Delhi, India
Government of India legislature Parliament of India
President of India impeachmentBy Parliament of India
Republic Day (India) constitutionalBodyInvolved Parliament of India
subject linked to: Republic Day
Parliament of India nativeName Bhāratīya Sansad
linked to: Parliament of India
Rajya Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Lok Sabha officialName House of the People
linked to: Parliament of India
Lok Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Sansad Bhavan governingBody Parliament of India
National Capital Territory of Delhi isSeatOf Parliament of India
Constituent Assembly of India replacedBy Parliament of India
Council of Ministers (India) headedByMemberOf Parliament of India
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers (India) requiresMembershipIn Parliament of India
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers (India) reportsTo Parliament of India
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Union Budget of India presentedIn Parliament of India
Prime Minister of India reportsTo Parliament of India
Electoral College of India relatedInstitution Parliament of India
Union Government of India legislature Parliament of India
subject linked to: Union Government
Monsoon Session legislature Parliament of India
Standing Committees (India) legislature Parliament of India
subject linked to: Standing Committees
Speaker of the Lok Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Speaker of the Lok Sabha memberOf Parliament of India leadership
linked to: Parliament of India
Joint Committee partOf Parliament of India
subject linked to: Joint Committees
Joint Committee membershipDeterminedBy Parliament of India
subject linked to: Joint Committees
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha partOf Parliament of India
Om Birla legislativeBody Parliament of India
Om Birla branchOfGovernment Legislature of India
linked to: Parliament of India
Om Birla partOf Indian Parliament
linked to: Parliament of India
Sansad TV owner Parliament of India
Sansad TV parentOrganization Parliament of India
Union Territories Act, 1963 legislature Parliament of India
All India Services Act, 1951 enactedBy Parliament of India
Parliament House governingBody Parliament of India
Parliament Security Service jurisdiction Parliament of India
Parliament Security Service employer Parliament of India
Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) governingBody Parliament of India
subject linked to: Amethi