Rajya Sabha sittings of the Houses of Parliament of India are rare, and in the history of the Republic, only three such joint-sessions have been held; the latest one for the passage of the 2002 Prevention of Terrorism Act. The Vice President of India (currently, Venkaiah Naidu) is the "ex-officio" Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions. The Deputy Chairman, who is elected from amongst the house's members, takes care of the day-to-day matters of the house in the absence of the Chairman. The Rajya Sabha held its first sitting on 13 May 1952. The salary and other benefits
Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency) Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency) Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Burdwan in West Bengal. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist and assembly segments were part of either of the two new constituencies: Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) or Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). Only Khandaghosh assembly segment will be part of Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency). Prior to delimitation, Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments in