Parliament Flashcards
Other name of Parliamentary form of government
Westminster model of government
Which article and part of the constitution deals with the organisation, composition, duration, et cetera of the Parliament
Article 79 to 122 in part V of the Constitution
Three organs of the state
Legislature, executive and judiciary.
Legislature. Make laws. , executive is implement those laws and judiciary interpret those laws for their constitutional validity. 
What type of legislature does the Indian Parliament have?
Federal legislature. It consist of two houses Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
How many members are there in the Lok Sabha?
545 members
Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha is the popular and directly elected House. All of its 545 members except 2 are directly elected by people of India through the first past the post method.
Lok Sabha is the lower house, first chamber or popular house.
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha is an indirectly elected House. Rajya Sabha are present state and act safety valve against the decisions taken by the Lok Sabha on popular demand.
Rajya Sabha is the Upper house and the second chamber or house of elders.
Maximum tenure of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha is a temporary house having a maximum tenure of five years
Tenure of Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha is a permanent house, it never dissolved. However, one third of the members retire every second year.
Each individual Rajya Sabha members have a fixed tenure of six years
Organisation of the Parliament
The Parliament consist of three parts:
The President
The council of states (Rajya Sabha)
The House of People (Lok Sabha)
When was the names Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adopted by the council of states in the House of People
1954
Is the President of India a member of either house of the Parliament
No. The President of India is not a member of either house of Parliament and does not sit in Parliament to attend its meeting. But he is an integral part of the Parliament. This is because a bill passed by both the houses of Parliament cannot become law without a president assent. He also perform certain functions relating to the proceedings of the Parliament.
Composition of Rajya Sabha
The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is fixed at 250 out of which 238 are to be the representatives of the state and union territories, elected indirectly and 12 are nominated by the president.
Present composition of Rajya Sabha
245 members out of which 229 members to represent the state,4 members represent the union territoris and 12 members are nominated by the President.
How are the representatives of the State e of the Rajya Sabha elected?
The representatives of states in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of state legislative assemblies.
The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote .
Hey Siri say lot it to the states in the Rajya Sabha on the basis of population . Hence, the number of representatives varies from state to state.
How are the representatives of union territories elected?
The representatives of each union territory in the Rajya Sabha or indirectly elected by members of an electoral college, specially constituted for the purpose.
This election is also held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote .
Out of the seven union territories only two have re-presentation in Rajya Sabha . The population of other five union territories are too small to have any representation in the Rajya Sabha.
Which to union territories have re-presentation in Rajya Sabha
Delhi and Puducherry
Fixedcomposition of Lok Sabha
The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at 552. Out of these 530 members at to be there representatives of the state., 20 members are to be the representatives of the union territories and two members are to be nominated by the president from the Anglo Indian community.
At present, how many members does the Lok Sabha have
545 out of which 530 members represents the state, 13 members to present the union territories and two Anglo Indian members are nominated by the president
How are the representatives of states in the Lok Sabha elected?
The representatives of seats in the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people from the territorial constituencies of the states.
The election is based on the principle of universal adult franchise which is every Indian citizen who is above 18 years of age and who is not disqualified under the provisions of the Constitution or any law is eligible to vote at such elections
Which amendment reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years
61st constitutional amendment act, 1988
What is union territories act, 1965
Direct election to the house of People. The constitution has empowered the representatives of the union territories in the Lok Sabha to choose the manner of election. Accordingly, the Parliament as in acted the union territories act by which the members of the Lok Sabha from union territories are chosen by direct election.
Readjustment of seats
The 42nd amendment act of 1976, froze, all allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to the states and the divisions of each state into territorial constituencies till the year 2000.
These-ban on readjustment was extended for another 25 years(up to 2026) by the , 84 amendment act of 2001 with the same objective of encouraging population limiting measures .
Later 87th amendment act of 2003 provided for delimination of constituencies on the basis of 2001 census and not 1991
Duration of Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha is a continue chamber that is, it is a permanent body and not subject to dissolution.
One third of its members retire every second year . Their seats are filled up by fresh elections and presidential nominations at the beginning of every third year. The retiring members are eligible for re-election and re-nomination. Any number of times.
The term of office of a member of the Rajya Sabha is six years
Duration of Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha is a continue in chamber. Its normal term is five years from the date of its first meeting after the general election.
The President is authorised to dissolve the Lok Sabha at any time even before the completion of five years and this cannot be challenged in the court of law
The term of Lok Sabha can be extended during the period of national emergency by a law of Parliament for one year at a time for any length of time . However, this extension cannot continue beyond a period of six months after the emergency has ceased to operate
Qualifications to be the member of Parliament
He must be a citizen of India.
He must make and subscribe to an oath before the person authorised by the election commission for this purpose.
He must not be less than 30 years of age in case of the Rajya Sabha and not less than 25 years of age in case of Lok Sabha .
He must be registered as an elector for a parliamentary constituency . This is same in the case of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
He must be a member of a scheduled caste and scheduled Tribes in any state or union territory if you wants to contest seat reserved for them. However, a member of schedule caste and schedule Tribes can also contest a seat not reserved for them.
Disqualifications of the member of Parliament
If he hold any office of profit under the union or state government.
If he is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a court .
If he is an and undischarged insolvent
If he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired a citizenship of a foreign state or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance to a foreign state
If he is not disqualified under any law made by the Parliament .
He must not have been found guilty of certain election offences or corrupt practises in in the elections
He must not have been convicted for any offence is resulting in imprisonment for two or more years .
He must not have failed to lodge an account of his election expenses within the time.
He must not have any interest in government contract, works or services .
He must not be a director or managing agent nor hold an office of profit in a corporation in which the government has at least 25% share
He must not have been dismissed from government services for corruption or disloyalty to the state.
He must not have been convicted for promoting enmity between different groups or for the offence of bribery
He must not have punished for breaching and practising social crimes such as untouchability, dowry and Sati
Disqualifications of the member of the Parliament on ground of defection under the provisions of the 10th schedule
If he voluntary gives up on the membership of the political party on whose ticket he is elected to the house
If you words or abstain from voting in the house, contrary to any direction given by his political party
If any independently elected members joints, any political party
If any nominated members joins any political party after the expiry of six months 
Vacating of seats
Double membership: a person cannot be a member of both house is at the same time. If a person is elected to both the house of the Parliament, he must intimate within 10 days, in which house he desires to serve. Similarly, a person cannot be a member of both the Parliament and state legislature at the same time. If a person is so elected, his seat in parliament becomes weekend if he does not resign in the state legislature within 14 days
Disqualification - a member of Parliament become subject to any disqualification specified in the Constitution, his seat becomes vacant.
Resignation -any member can resign his seed by writing to the chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha
Absence -house can declare the seat of a member weekend if he is absent for all its meetings for a period of 60 days without its permission.
Other cases - if his election is declared void by court
If he is expelled by the house
If he is elected to the office of president or vice president
If is appointed to the office of governor of a state
Who determines the salary and allowances of the member of the Parliament
The Parliament
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Election and tenure - the speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the President.