Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country. Our Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses—Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
Current President of India - Pranab Mukherjee-Since 25 July 2012
Lok Sabha:-
Lok Sabha is the body of representatives of the people.The present membership of Lok Sabha is 545
Speaker of Lok Sabha : Meira Kumar -Since 3 June 2009
Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha : Kariya Munda, BJP Since 8 June 2009
Rajya Sabha :-
Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of Parliament. It has not more than 250 members. Members of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the people directly but indirectly by the Legislative Assemblies of the various States. Every State is allotted a certain number of members. No member of Rajya Sabha can be under 30 years of age. There are at present 245 members in Rajya Sabha.
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament. Rajya Sabha also elects one of its members to be the Deputy Chairman.
Chairman of Rajya Sabha : Mohammad Hamid Ansari ,Since 25 August 2012
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha : P. J. Kurien, Congress,Since 21 August 2012
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