y who is appointed as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha? What are the main functions of the chairman of the Rajya sabha?
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In the case of conflicting legislation, a joint sitting of the two houses can be held, where the Lok Sabha would hold greater influence because of its larger membership. The Vice President of India (currently, Venkaiah Naidu) is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions.
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Chairman, he is assisted by the Deputy Chairman who is a member of the House and elected by it. The Deputy Chairman presides over the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairman and performs the duties of the office of the Chairman if the Vice-President is acting as President or if there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice-President. There is also a panel of six Vice-Chairmen, which is constituted every year. A Vice-Chairman presides over the meeting of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman. There is a Secretariat of the Rajya Sabha headed by a Secretary-General to assist the Chairman in the discharge of his functions.
The Chairman is also the principal spokesman of the House and represents its collective voice to the outside world.
Under the Constitution, the Chairman exercises only a casting vote in the case of equality of votes. However, if at any sitting of the House a resolution for the removal of the Chairman from his office is under consideration, he is not to preside at that sifting. He cannot also vote at all on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings.
The Constitution also lays down certain powers and duties of the Chairman: he is empowered to adjourn the House or to suspend its sitting in the event of absence of quorum. In case of resignation of a member from the House, the Chairman is required not to accept the resignation, if from information received or otherwise, and after making such inquiry as he thinks fit, he is satisfied that such resignation is not voluntary or genuine; under the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution, the Chairman determines the question as to disqualification of a member of the Rajya Sabha on ground of defection; he also makes rules for giving effect to the provisions of that Schedule; he is empowered to direct that any wilful contravention of the said rules should be dealt with in the same manner as a breach of privilege of the House; and the Chairman may permit a member who is unable to express himself in Hindi or in English, to address the House in his mother tongue.