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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many seats of Rajya Sabha are scheduled to go to the polls?
A
13
B
10
C
11
D
15
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rajya Sabha should consist of not more than 250 members - 238 members representing the States and Union Territories, and 12 members nominated by the President.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the Upper House of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members.

Detailed explanation-3: -The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi. The maximum membership of the House allotted by the Constitution of India is 552 (Initially, in 1950, it was 500). Currently, the house has 543 seats which are made up by the election of up to 543 elected members and at a maximum.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2021, to elect new members to fill vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament’s upper chamber. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with elections every year but almost a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years.

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