Constitution

Who represents you, what they can actually do, and how laws and budgets get made. Grounded in the Constitution of India.

Lok Sabha seats
543
Directly elected every 5 years
Rajya Sabha seats
245
Elected by state MLAs, 1/3 retire every 2 years
State assemblies
31
4,123 MLAs across states & UTs
Constituencies
4,123
Assembly constituencies across India
Panchayats
2.5 L+
Elected local bodies (73rd Amendment)
Municipal bodies
4,700+
Urban local bodies (74th Amendment)
Three-tier Republic
India's government runs on three levels. Each has its own domain and its own elected representatives.
Centre
Union government
MP
Member of Parliament (MP)
543
State
31 states & UTs with legislatures
MLA
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
4K
MLC
Member of Legislative Council (MLC)
426
Local
Panchayats & municipalities
Councillor
Corporator / Councillor
300K
Voter
Elects MP / MLA / Councillor
Majority forms Govt
Makes laws & budget
Impacts you
See your elected reps
Duties & limits of MPs, MLAs, MLCs, Councillors.
Who can do what
Union / State / Concurrent lists — 210 subjects total.
How laws & budgets get made
8-step legislative process + annual Union Budget cycle.

The Constitution of India — adopted 26 November 1949, in force 26 January 1950 — is the world's longest written constitution. It establishes India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic and defines the powers of the Union, states, Parliament, executive and judiciary across 448 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules.
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