You have two chambers of parliament as per British and Indian parliaments. The members of lower house are directly elected by the people. The members of upper house of parliaments are indirectly elected by the elected members from other systems of local governments. Some of them are selected by the King or Queen or President on the recommendation of the prime minister. They are the expert persons in various fields. This upper house is in fact should be called as a lower house and vise verse, as the members do not represent the people directly. In the democracy the people are the supreme authority.
The House of Lords (the Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) has 722 members. (There are another 33 persons who are excluded; 16 members lost seats as they are senior judges; 16 members are on leaves of absence; and one member cannot sit as they are a member of the European Parliament.)
Senate of CanadaThe Senate of Canada (the Upper House of the Parliament of Canada) consists of 105 senators.
The Upper House of Indian Parliament is called Rajya Sabha and the Lower House is called Lok Sabha.
The upper house of the Indian Parliament, which is known as the Rajya Sabha, has been headed since 2007 by Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari, an Independent. A link can be found below. It will take you to the Wikipedia post on the Parliament of India.
The Parliament of India consists of the President of India, and two houses. The lower house is known as the House of the People made up of directly elected representatives. The are and Council of States. The upper house is known as the Council of States and is made up of members indirectly elected by the legislative bodies making up the house.
It is bicameral. There is Lok Sabha elected by general public. The so called upper house Rajya Sabha is elected by state legislatures and some other groups.
Karan Singh (born March 9, 1931) is a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.Karan Singh Grover (born February 23, 1982) is an actor and producer in India, best known as Dr. Armaan on the Indian soap opera Dill Mill Gayye.
Joint session of indian parliament can be called by the president, if:A bill passed by one house is rejected by other.The amendments made by the other house are not acceptable to the house where the bill originated.A bill remains pending un-passed for more than 6 months.Joint session is presided by the speaker of lok sabha or in his absence by the deputy speaker of lok sabha and in his absence also by the deputy chairman of Rajya sabha
The upper house of the Indian Parliament, which is known as the Rajya Sabha, has been headed since 2007 by Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari, an Independent. A link can be found below. It will take you to the Wikipedia post on the Parliament of India.
The upper house of parliament is called The House of Lords. It is also known as the House of Peers for ceremonial purposes.
Rajya Sabha.
The upper house in Australia is known as the Senate.
The correct name of the "upper house" of the British parliament is the "House of Lords"The correct name of the "lower house" of the British parliament is the "House of Commons"
The Parliament of India consists of the President of India, and two houses. The lower house is known as the House of the People made up of directly elected representatives. The are and Council of States. The upper house is known as the Council of States and is made up of members indirectly elected by the legislative bodies making up the house.
60 Lok Sabha MPs [15th Lok Sabha] and 26 Rajya Sabha MPs are women. Thus a total of 86 MPs are women in Indian Parliament as on September 2012.
Lok Sabha is part of the Indian Parliament. It is the lower house of the parliament. The legislative assembly in India is the upper house.
Australia's upper house of Parliament is the Senate.
The Upper House of Parliament in New South Wales is called the Legislative Council.
The Senate and the Legislative Council are both names for the upper house of parliament. The Senate is the upper house of the Commonwealth (Federal) Parliament and the Legislative Council the upper house of the state parliament.
The Upper House of Parliament.