Tag: political science

Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament. The Constitution fixes the maximum membership to 250. The members are elected by indirect election for a period of six years by state and territorial legislatures using single transferable votes.

The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Indian Parliament and is commonly referred to as the House of Elders, representing the states and union territories.

Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved like Lok Sabha, which stays in force for a five-year term. Every two years, some members of Rajya Sabha retire and are replaced by new members.

Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament. It consists of 250 members of which 230 are elected indirectly by the state legislatures by single transferable votes system while the President can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.

Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to Single Transferable Vote System and not by direct votes of citizens. Allowing for MLA-based voting, the Rajya Sabha election follows the “system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.”, This basically means that the single vote cast by an MLA is transferable from one candidate to another in two scenarios. One is when a candidate obtains more than what is required for their win and therefore has an unnecessary surplus. The other is when a candidate polls so few votes that they have absolutely no chance. In both the cases, the extra votes are transferred so that there is no wastage.

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is restricted by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of reserved seats in the Lok Sabha due to its large population and the corresponding number of parliamentary constituencies.

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is restricted by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members.

Nargis Dutt was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha. In early 1970s, Nargis became the first patron of The Spastic Society of India and her subsequent work with the organization brought her recognition as a social worker and later a Rajya Sabha nomination in 1980.

Option A is the correct answer.

Out of all Indian States, Uttar Pradesh elects the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha. In Lok Sabha also it elects the maximum number of members. In Rajya Sabha Uttar Pradesh contributes 31 members to the Parliament while in Lok Sabha number of members is 80.