Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of how many years?

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SSC Selection Post 2024 (Graduate Level) Official Paper (Held On: 21 Jun, 2024 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 6 years

Key Points

Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of 6 years.
Rajya Sabha, also known as the Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Unlike the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution, but one-third of its members retire every two years.
Members are elected by the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies, and by the members of the Electoral college for Union Territories, using a single transferable vote system.

Additional Information

The Rajya Sabha was constituted on 3rd April 1952.
It represents the states and union territories of India.
The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
To be a member of Rajya Sabha, a person must be at least 30 years old, a citizen of India, and possess such other qualifications as may be prescribed by Parliament.
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250 members, out of which 238 members represent the States and Union territories, and 12 members are nominated by the President.