History of the Riksdag that the number of seats from 1977 were to be reduced to 349. In 1974 a new Instrument of Government was established as a vital part of the Constitution and for the system of government. The monarchy was retained, whereas the monarch lost all formal political influence and became only a symbolic head of state. Several of the traditional head-of-state functions have instead been transferred to the Speaker of the Riksdag. History of the Riksdag The Riksdag is the national legislature of Sweden. However, when it was founded in 1866 Sweden did not have a parliamentary system of government. The
S. N. Prasan Kumar (Member of Parliament) S. N. Prasan Kumar (Member of Parliament) S.N.Prasan Kumar was a former member of Parliament from Karnataka, India. He was born on 3 June 1935 to Sri N Ramaiah Setty and Smt. Varalakshmi in Madhugiri, Tumukuru District, Karnataka. At an early age he lost his mother, and was later adopted by his maternal grandfather by whom he was raised. His maternal grandfather Nanjaiah Setty was an MRA (Mysore Representative Assembly) member for 22 years prior to independence and served in the Municipal Council for 14 years. He was brought up in a political family as well as having ownership of