Who is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?

Who is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha? Correct Answer The Vice-President of India

The correct answer is The Vice-President of India.

Key Points

  • The Vice-President of India is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
  • Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician who has been serving as India's vice president since 2017.
  • He formerly served in the Modi Cabinet as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development, and Information and Broadcasting.
  • He was a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the party's national president from 2002 to 2004.
  • He formerly served in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet as the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development.
  • On August 11, 2017, he was sworn in as the Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
  • He earned 516 votes, compared to 244 for UPA candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Important Points

  • The vice president of India is the deputy to the president of India, who is the head of state of the Republic of India.
  • After the president, the vice president is the second-highest constitutional office, ranking second in order of precedence and first in line of succession to the presidency.
  • The vice president determines whether a bill is a money bill or not when it is introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
  • He will send a measure filed in the Rajya Sabha to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha if he believes it is a money bill. 

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