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Throw light on the Rajya Sabha under the following headings :
(a) What is the total membership of the Rajya Sabha?
(b) How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected?
(c) Why is the Rajya Sabha known as a permanent house?
(d) How many members are nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
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(a) The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha can be 250 members. However, the strength of the Rajya Sabha at present is 245.
(b) The representatives of each State in the Council of States (or Rajya Sabha) are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote for a period of six years. 12 members are nominated by the President from among persons having special knowledge or practical experience in matters such as literature, science, art and social service.
(c) The Rajya Sabha is known as a permanent House because it cannot be dissolved like the Lok Sabha. Each member of the Rajya Sabha is elected for a period of six years. One-third of the total members of the House retire after every two years.
(d) 12 members are nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha.
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