Question

Comparison between loksabha and rajyasabha.

Answer 1

The President of India, the Lok Sabha, and the Rajya Sabha are collectively known as the Indian Parliament, which is the chief legislative authority in India. The President of India is the head of the Parliament. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are the two houses of Parliament, wherein Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament and Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament.These two houses of Parliament primarily differs in their powers and functions. The tenure of Lok Sabha is only for five years, afte which it dissolves, whereas the Rajya Sabha is a permanent house, but after every two years, one third of its members retire. To further comprehend the topics, take a glance of the article given below, which elaborates all the basic differences between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.The House of People known as Lok Sabha is the lower chamber of Parliament comprises of 552 members in which 530 members are representing States, 20 representing Union Territories and 2 representing the Anglo – Indian Community. Though it is the assembly that represents the people, the representatives of the States and Union Territories are chosen by the individuals who qualify the age of 18 years or above through direct elections while the Hon’ble President of India appoints two members of the Anglo-Indian Community.

The allocation of seats in the States is based on the proportion of their population. A number of seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes.

The Lok Sabha operates for 5 years unless it is dissolved earlier. However, the Parliament can extend such period at the time of any emergency. The first Lok Sabha was constituted in the year 1952 after the first General Election in the year 1951-1952. Recently, the 16th Lok Sabha is elected in May 2014 which is the latest one, having member strength of 545 people at present.

The Council of States commonly known as Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber of Parliament comprises of 250 Members in which 238 members are representing States and Union Territories, while the rest of 12 members are appointed by the Hon’ble President of India. The members of Rajya Sabha are chosen through the indirect method by the elected members of the Legislature of States and Union Territories. The twelve members who are nominated by the President are the ones who gave their contribution in the specific fields.

The allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha is provided in the Fourth Schedule according to which the seat allocation is based on the proportion of the population.

The Rajya Sabha is a permanent assembly which is not a subject of dissolution. However, 33.33% of its members retires biennially i.e. after every second year which is replaced by the new members. The tenure of membership of a member is six years. The present strength of the members of Rajya  Sabha is 245.

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