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The Parliament of India (or Sansad Bhawan) is the supreme Bicameral legislative body of the Federal government of the Republic of India. It consists of the office of President of India and two Chambers, the House of the People, known as the Lok Sabha and theCouncil of States, known as the Rajya Sabha. The Members of either house are commonly referred to as Member of Parliament or MP. The MPs of Lok Sabha are elected by direct election and the MPs of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of the State Legislative Assemblies in accordance with proportional voting. Of the 545 members of the House of People, 530 members represent the territorial Constituencies in the States and the remaining represent theUnion territories , chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide. These members