Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament
Members of the Lok Sabha (House of the People), the lower house of the Parliament of India, and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), the upper house.
The Lok Sabha consists of up to 552 members, with 543 elected by direct popular vote from single-member constituencies across India, and up to 9 appointed by the President to represent the Anglo-Indian community. Members serve a five-year term, unless the house is dissolved earlier.
The Rajya Sabha has a maximum of 250 members, with 238 elected by the legislative assemblies of the states and union territories using proportional representation through the single transferable vote system, and 12 appointed by the President for their expertise in specific fields. Members serve staggered six-year terms, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.
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Publisher: | Parliament of India · India The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India, consisting of the President of India and the two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The Parliament exercises legislative power, approves the budget, and oversees the executive branch of government. | ||||||
Collections: | in OpenSanctions Default · Politically Exposed Persons Datasets | ||||||
Information: | sansad.in | ||||||
Source data: | sansad.in · JSON | ||||||
Tags: | list.pep | ||||||
Coverage: | added · frequency: monthly | ||||||
Last processed: | 2025-10-13 12:10:55 · v. 20251013121055-yhx | ||||||
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Warnings: | 1 Warning |
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The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:
Added | Name | Type | Countries |
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S.S. Ahluwalia | Person | India | |
Biplab Dasgupta | Person | India | |
Shahid Siddiqui | Person | India | |
Arjun Kumar Sengupta | Person | India | |
Amit Anil Chandra Shah | Person | India | |
A.R. Kidwai | Person | India | |
Thennala G. Balakrishna Pillai | Person | India | |
M.M. Agarwal | Person | India | |
Ramdas Agarwal | Person | India | |
Akhilesh Das Gupta | Person | India | |
Anand, Shri R. K. | Person | India | |
Balavant alias Bal Apte | Person | India | |
Gandhi Azad | Person | India | |
Ghulam Nabi Azad | Person | India | |
Hans Raj Bhardwaj | Person | India |
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