Central Legislature

Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult suffrage. The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by election of upto 530 members to represent the States,upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon'ble President, if, in his opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House. The total elective membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.

Rajya Sabha

The Council of States was set up under the Constitution on 3April 1952. The first session of Council of States was held on 13 May 1952. On 23 August 1954, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha made an announcement in the House that the Council of States would now be called Rajya Sabha. Dr. S.Radhakrishnan was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha.(13.5.1952-12.5.1962) He has been the longest serving Chairman so far. The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is Two hundred and fifty (250), of which 238 are to be elected and 12 are nominated by the President of India. The allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha is contained in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution which is as follows Andhra Pradesh-18, Arunachal Pradesh-1, Assam-7, Bihar-16, Chattisgarh-5, Goa-1, Gujarat-11, Haryana-5, Himachal Pradesh-3, Jammu and Kashmir-4, Jharkhand-6, Karnataka-12, Kerala-9, Madhya Pradesh-11, Maharashtra-19, Manipur-1, Meghalaya-1, Mizoram-1, Nagaland-1, Orissa-10, Punjab-7, Rajasthan-10, Sikkim-1, Tamil Nadu-18, Tripura-1, Uttaranchal-3, Uttar Pradesh-31, West Bengal-16. Three from Delhi and one from Pondicherry . Other Union territories are not represented in Rajya Sabha.