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New Delhi, July 13: President Murmu has nominated 4 members for Rajya Sabha. These include former government lawyer and BJP candidate in Lok Sabha elections, Ujjwal Nikam. Nikam has been the public prosecutor in many high-profile cases including the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Apart from these, senior social worker and educationist from Kerala C. Sadanandan Master, former Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla and historian and educationist Meenakshi Jain will also go to Rajya Sabha. These appointments have been made for those seats which were vacant due to retirement of earlier nominated members.
Under Article 80(3) of the Indian Constitution, the President has the power to nominate 12 members to the Rajya Sabha. These members are elected for special contribution in fields such as art, literature, science, social service. At present, the total number of members of the Rajya Sabha is 245, which includes 233 elected and 12 nominated members.
Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament.
The Indian Parliament consists of two houses – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament. The term of its members is 6 years and one-third of the members retire every 2 years.
The main work of both the houses of the Parliament is to make legislation or law. For this, first a bill is presented in the house. Then it is discussed, after that it is passed by everyone’s consent or voting. After the President’s approval, it becomes a law.
How are Rajya Sabha MPs elected?
Rajya Sabha members are not elected directly by the public, but indirectly. This means that the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) of the states and union territories elect these members. Votes are cast for the number of vacant Rajya Sabha seats in a state according to the number of MLAs in the state. After this, Rajya Sabha members are elected.
