History & Civics
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Composition of Lok Sabha — The Lok Sabha is composed of the representatives of the people. Its maximum permissible numerical strength is 550 members. The members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people of India. Of these, 530 members are directly elected from the States and upto 20 from the Union territories.
Composition of Rajya Sabha — The numerical strength of the Rajya Sabha is 250. The 238 members represent the States and the Union Territories, while 12 members are nominated by the President from the fields of art, literature, science and social service. The 238 members are indirectly elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory, as the case may be, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.
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