3. INTRODUCTION
▪ It is also known as the council of states.
▪ Upper house of the parliament.
▪ Permanent body.
▪ Not subject to dissolution.
▪ Designed to maintain the federal character of the country.
▪ Its members are indirectly elected by members of legislative bodies of the state.
▪ Number of members from a state depends on the population of the state.
4. 250 members
238 members
represent
different states
12 members are
nominated by the
president
COMPOSITION:
• Maximum strength is 250.
• The allocation of seats is made on
the basis of population of the state.
5. QUALIFICATI
ONS:
•He must be a citizen of India.
•He must be completed 30 years of
age.
•He must take an oath of allegiance
to be laid down by the parliament.
•He must possess any of the
qualification's to be laid down by the
parliament.
6. DISQUALIFICATI
ONS:
• Should not simultaneously be the members of both
the houses of parliament.
• Should not hold any office of profit either under the
government of India or states.
• Should not be of unsound mind.
• Must not have been convicted by a court of any
offence and sentence imprisonment for a period of
more than two years.
• He must not have been dismissed for corruption or
disloyalty from government services.
7. TERM:
• Individual member of the serve for a period of SIX YEARS.
• One-third members will retire once in two-years and are replaced by newly elected
members.
