This is called 'Quorum' and this must be one tenth of the total number of the members of the house.
The quorum to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is one-tenth of the total number of members of the House.
207 members were present at the first proceeding of the constituent assembly of India.
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Different countries have a different number of MPs. There are 650 MPs in the UK House of Commons. There are efforts to reduce this number, perhaps to around 400. This is one of Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister's remits.
An ordinary bill requires majority of more than 50% of voting members in both houses. A constitutional ammendment bill require special majority i.e., more than 50% of the total members of that house and 2/3 of the members the present voting members.
Member of Parliament ( Rajya Sabha ) Total members : 242
207 members were present at the first proceeding of the constituent assembly of India.
Each house must have at least 2/3 present.
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The Constitution of the United States says that 2/3 of the Congressmen need to be present to do business. That means that 67 Senators and 291 House of Representatives need to be present during sessions.
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The present tense is proceeding.
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During a Grand Jury proceeding, the prosecutor isn't required to present all evidence in his possession. He needs to present enough to convince the jurors that there is enough evidence for an indictment.
A quorum is the smallest number of members who must be present for business to be conducted. Each house can set its own rules about absent members. The minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
The minimum amount of members is called the quorum.