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	{{Other uses\|Member of Parliament (India)}}		{{Other uses\|Member of Parliament (India)}}
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	\| residence = Rajya Sabha chamber, [[Sansad Bhavan]], [[Sansad Marg]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]] - 110 001		\| residence = Rajya Sabha chamber, [[Sansad Bhavan]], [[Sansad Marg]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]] - 110 001
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	\| salary = {{INRConvert\|330000}}<br/>(excl. allowances) per month<ref name="Salaries, allowances and facilities to Members">{{cite news\|title=Salaries, allowances and facilities to Members\|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] website\|access-date=15 August 2016\|url=http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/writereaddata/Updates/EventLSS_635627139100708482_English%20FACILITIES64p.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823110733/http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/writereaddata/Updates/EventLSS_635627139100708482_English%20FACILITIES64p.pdf\|archive-date=23 August 2016}}</ref>		\| salary = {{INRConvert\|330000}}<br />(excl. allowances) per month<ref name="Salaries, allowances and facilities to Members">{{cite news\|title=Salaries, allowances and facilities to Members\|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] website\|access-date=15 August 2016\|url=http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/writereaddata/Updates/EventLSS_635627139100708482_English%20FACILITIES64p.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823110733/http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/writereaddata/Updates/EventLSS_635627139100708482_English%20FACILITIES64p.pdf\|archive-date=23 August 2016}}</ref>
	\| website = {{url\|http://rajyasabha.nic.in/}}		\| website = {{url\|http://rajyasabha.nic.in/}}
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	==Responsibilities of the members of parliament==		==Responsibilities of the members of parliament==
	Broad responsibilities of the members of parliament of Rajya Sabha are:		Broad responsibilities of the members of parliament of Rajya Sabha are:
	* [[Legislative]] responsibility: To pass [[Law of India\|Laws of India]] in the Rajya Sabha.		* [[Legislative]] responsibility: To pass [[Law of India\|Laws of India]] in the Rajya Sabha.
	* [[Separation of powers#India\|Oversight]] responsibility: To ensure that the executive (i.e. government) performs its duties satisfactorily.		* [[Separation of powers#India\|Oversight]] responsibility: To ensure that the executive (i.e. government) performs its duties satisfactorily.
	* Representative responsibility: To represent the views and aspirations of the people of their constituency in the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha).		* Representative responsibility: To represent the views and aspirations of the people of their constituency in the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha).
	* [[Power of the purse]] responsibility: To approve and oversee the revenues and expenditures proposed by the government.		* [[Power of the purse]] responsibility: To approve and oversee the revenues and expenditures proposed by the government.
	* The [[Union Council of Ministers]], who are also members of parliament have an additional responsibility of the executive as compared to those who are not in the Council of Ministers.<ref name="The Indian Parliament"/>		* The [[Union Council of Ministers]], who are also members of parliament have an additional responsibility of the executive as compared to those who are not in the Council of Ministers.<ref name="The Indian Parliament"/>
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	==Qualifications for being a member of parliament==		==Qualifications for being a member of parliament==
	A person must satisfy all following conditions to be qualified to become a member of parliament of the Rajya Sabha:		A person must satisfy all following conditions to be qualified to become a member of parliament of the Rajya Sabha:
	* Must be a [[Indian nationality law\|citizen of India]]		* Must be a [[Indian nationality law\|citizen of India]]
	* 30 years of age		* 30 years of age
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]		* [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]
	* Parliament of India		* Parliament of India

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	* Has been dismissed for corruption or for disloyalty to the State (in case of a government servant).		* Has been dismissed for corruption or for disloyalty to the State (in case of a government servant).

	==Composition/~~Strength~~==		==Composition/strength==

	~~{{Quote~~		Membership in the Rajya Sabha is limited to 250 members, and up to 238 members are elected by the members of all the [[Vidhan Sabha]]s (individual state legislatures) and up to 12 are nominated by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The strength can be lower than 250: the current one is at 245. (See next section on members.)
	~~\|quote = ''"Strength of Member of parliament~~ in Rajya Sabha ~~as defined in Article 80~~ of the [[~~Constitution of India~~]]~~"''~~
	~~\|author = [[Ministry of Law and Justice~~ (~~India~~)~~\|Ministry of Law~~ and ~~Justice]]~~
	~~\|source = ''Constitution of India''~~ (~~Part V—The Union.—Article 80~~.)
	}}

	===Members of the Rajya Sabha===		===Members of the Rajya Sabha===
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	*[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]		*[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]
	* Parliament of India		* Parliament of India


	== References ==		== References ==
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	{{Legislatures of India}}		{{Legislatures of India}}
	{{Parliament of India}}		{{Parliament of India}}

	[[Category:Rajya Sabha]]		[[Category:Rajya Sabha]]
			[[Category:Members of the Parliament of India]]

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{{short description|Representative of the Indian people in the upper house of the Indian Parliament}}
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| department =[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]]
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| reports_to = [[Vice President of India]]
| residence = Rajya Sabha chamber, [[Sansad Bhavan]], [[Sansad Marg]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]] - 110 001
| seat = [[Parliament of India]]
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{{Politics of India}}
A '''Member of Parliament''' in the [[Rajya Sabha]] ([[abbreviated]]: '''MP''') is the representative of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian states]] to the one of the two houses of the [[Parliament of India]] (Rajya Sabha). Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the [[electoral college]] of the elected members of the State Assembly with a system of [[proportional representation]] by a [[single transferable vote]]. Parliament of India is [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] with two houses; [[Rajya Sabha]] ([[Upper house]] i.e. Council of States) and the [[Lok Sabha]] ([[Lower house]] i.e. House of the People). The total number of members of Rajya Sabha are lesser than the [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha]] and have more restricted power than the lower house (Lok Sabha).<ref name="Member of Parliament">{{cite news|title=Member of Parliament|publisher=elections.in|access-date=17 July 2016|url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/member-of-parliament.html}}</ref> Unlike membership to the [[Lok Sabha]], membership to the Rajya Sabha is permanent body and cannot be dissolved at any time. However every second year, one third of the members are retired and vacancy are filled up by fresh elections and Presidential nomination at the beginning of every third year.<ref name="The Indian Parliament">{{cite news|title=The Indian Parliament|publisher=PRS Legislative Research|access-date=17 July 2016|url=http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/about-parliament/the-indian-parliament-198/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610045012/http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/about-parliament/the-indian-parliament-198|archive-date=10 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Responsibilities of the members of parliament==
Broad responsibilities of the members of parliament of Rajya Sabha are:
* [[Legislative]] responsibility: To pass [[Law of India|Laws of India]] in the Rajya Sabha.
* [[Separation of powers#India|Oversight]] responsibility: To ensure that the executive (i.e. government) performs its duties satisfactorily.
* Representative responsibility: To represent the views and aspirations of the people of their constituency in the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha).
* [[Power of the purse]] responsibility: To approve and oversee the revenues and expenditures proposed by the government.
* The [[Union Council of Ministers]], who are also members of parliament have an additional responsibility of the executive as compared to those who are not in the Council of Ministers.<ref name="The Indian Parliament"/>

===Special powers===
Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha enjoy special powers and responsibilities with regard to:
* Making laws on any subject in the [[State List]];
* Making laws to create [[All India Services|services]] at [[States and union territories of India|national level]].<ref name="The Indian Parliament"/>

==Term==
Unlike membership to the Lok Sabha, membership to the Rajya Sabha is permanent. One third of its members retire every two years. So each member has a term of six years<ref name="The Indian Parliament">{{cite news|title=The Indian Parliament|publisher=PRS Legislative Research|access-date=17 July 2016|url=http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/about-parliament/the-indian-parliament-198/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610045012/http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/about-parliament/the-indian-parliament-198|archive-date=10 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Qualifications for being a member of parliament==
A person must satisfy all following conditions to be qualified to become a member of parliament of the Rajya Sabha:
* Must be a [[Indian nationality law|citizen of India]]
* 30 years of age

==Disqualifications for being a member of parliament==
A person would be ineligible for being a Member of the Rajya Sabha if the person:
* Holds any office of profit under the [[Government of India]] (other than an office permitted by Parliament of India by law).
* Is of unsound mind.
* Is an undischarged [[Insolvency|insolvent]].
* Has ceased to be a citizen of India.
* Is so disqualified by any law made by the Indian Parliament.
* Is so disqualified on the ground of [[defection]].
* Has been [[convicted]], among other things, for promoting enmity between different groups.
* Has been convicted for offence of [[bribery]].
* Has been punished for preaching and practicing social crimes such as [[untouchability]], [[dowry]], [[Sati (practice)|sati]].
* Has been convicted for an offence and sentenced to imprisonment.
* Has been dismissed for corruption or for disloyalty to the State (in case of a government servant).

==Composition/Strength==

{{Quote
|quote = ''"Strength of Member of parliament in Rajya Sabha as defined in Article 80 of the [[Constitution of India]]"''
|author = [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Ministry of Law and Justice]]
|source = ''Constitution of India'' (Part V—The Union.—Article 80.)
}}

===Members of the Rajya Sabha===
{{main article|List of current members of the Rajya Sabha}}

==See also==
*[[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]
* Parliament of India

== References ==
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