Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assumed the charge of the PM post. At the same time, 543 Lok Sabha MPs elected by the public have reached the Parliament. But do you know how many MPs are there in the Rajya Sabha and how their seats are decided according to the states. Today we will tell you about all the facts related to the Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha
According to the information, the history of Rajya Sabha dates back to 1919. At that time, an upper house was formed in British India. Then it was called Council of State. After independence, Rajya Sabha was formed on 3 April 1952. After this, on 23 August 1954, its name was changed from Council of State to Rajya Sabha.
Let us tell you that the tenure of Rajya Sabha members is 6 years and Rajya Sabha is never dissolved. There are 250 members in Rajya Sabha. Out of these, 238 members are elected, while the remaining 12 members are nominated by the President. How many Rajya Sabha members will be from which state is decided on the basis of its population. For example, Uttar Pradesh has the highest population, so there are 31 seats here. Whereas there are 18 seats in Tamil Nadu. While there are many small states where there is only one seat each.
How are Rajya Sabha elections conducted?
In the Rajya Sabha elections, MLAs from all the state assemblies participate. However, the members of the Legislative Council do not vote. There is a formula for voting in the Rajya Sabha elections. 1 is added to the number of Rajya Sabha seats that are vacant in the state. Then it is divided by the total number of assembly seats. The number that comes out of this is then added by 1.
how much salary
The monthly salary of Rajya Sabha members is Rs 1 lakh. Apart from this, if the members are working from their residence, they also get an allowance of Rs 2,000 per day.
How many seats in which state?
Andhra Pradesh(Total number of seats – 11)
Arunachal Pradesh (Total number of seats – 1)
Assam (Total number of seats – 7)
Bihar(Total number of seats – 16)
Chhattisgarh (Total number of seats – 5)
Goa (Total number of seats – 1)
Gujarat (Total number of seats – 11)
Haryana (Total number of seats – 5)
Himachal Pradesh (Total number of seats – 3)
Jammu and Kashmir (Total number of seats – 4)
Jharkhand (Total number of seats – 6)
Karnataka (Total number of seats – 12)
Kerala (Total number of seats – 9)
Madhya Pradesh (Total number of seats – 11)
Maharashtra (Total number of seats – 19)
Manipur (Total number of seats – 1)
Meghalaya (Total number of seats – 1)
Mizoram (Total number of seats – 1)
Nagaland (Total number of seats – 1)
Odisha (Total number of seats – 10)
Punjab (Total number of seats – 7)
Rajasthan (Total number of seats – 10)
Sikkim (Total number of seats – 1)
Tamil Nadu (Total number of seats – 18)
Telangana (Total number of seats – 7)
Tripura (Total number of seats – 1)
Uttar Pradesh (Total number of seats – 31)
Uttarakhand (Total number of seats – 3)
West Bengal (Total number of seats – 16)
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