16-12-2017, 04:16 PM
ALLOCATION OF RAJYA SABHA SEATS TO THE STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES
Name of State SEATS
*Uttar Pradesh -31
*Maharashtra -19
*Tamil Nadu -18
*Bihar -16
*West Bengal -16
*Karnataka -12
*Andhra Pradesh -11
*Gujarat -11
*Madhya Pradesh -11
*Odisha -10
*Rajasthan -10
*Kerala -9
*Punjab -7
*Assam -7
*Telangana -7
*Jharkhand -6
*Chhattisgarh -5
*Haryana -5
*Jammu and Kashmir-4
*Himachal Pradesh -3
*Uttarakhand -3
*Arunachal Pradesh-1
*Manipur -1
*Meghalaya-1
*Mizoram -1
*Nagaland -1
*Goa-1
*Sikkim-1
*Tripura-1
Union Territories
*Delhi -3
*Puducherry-1
*12 members are nominated by the President.
*Current seats of Rajya sabha - 245
*Only Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry have seats in the Rajya Sabha
*Vice President is the Ex-Officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
*The first Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Ans : Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
*First malayalee to become the Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ans : K.R. Narayanan
*He is the only malayalee to hold the post of Chairman of Rajya Sabha
*First Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Ans : S.V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
*First Secretary General of Rajya Sabha.
Ans : S.N. Mukherjee
*The Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected by the Rajya Sabha from among its members.
*In the absence of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha.
*The Deputy Chairman may resign his office by writing to the Chairman.
*He may be removed from his office by resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by majority of all the then members of the House .
*Longest serving chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ans : Dr.S. Radhakrishnan
*Shortest serving Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ans : V.V. Giri
*Dr. Radhakrishnan & Dr. Hamid Ansari are the two persons who held the post of Chairman of Rajya Sabha two times
