Which election system followed for the election of the members of Rajya Sabha?

Which election system followed for the election of the members of Rajya Sabha?

(article 84 constitution of India) Be elected by the Legislative Assembly of States and Union territories by means of single transferable vote through proportional representation.

What is the strength of Rajya Sabha for elected members?

The Rajya Sabha should consist of not more than 250 members – 238 members representing the States and Union Territories, and 12 members nominated by the President.

Which of the House of the Indian Parliament is more powerful and why explain?

Powers. The Lok Sabha has certain powers that make it more powerful than the Rajya Sabha. This is because the Constitution of India has only made the Union Council of ministers responsible to the Lok Sabha, not to the Rajya Sabha.

What are the special powers of the Rajya Sabha?

Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha enjoy special powers and responsibilities with regard to:

• Making laws on any subject in the State List;
• Making laws to create services at national level.

Which is an important way to control the executive in Parliament?

The question hour is an important mechanism through which MPs can elicit information about the working of the government. This is a very important way through which the Parliament controls the executive.

Which House of Parliament is more powerful explain giving two reasons?

Describe the powers and functions of Rajya Sabha. Do you agree with the statement that Rajya Sabha is less powerful in comparison to Lok Sabha? Relations between the Two Houses of India Parliament: 1.

Which House of the Parliament is more powerful Give two reasons to support your answer?

Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya Sabha because: I) It have more members than that of Rajya Sabha. II) Any Ordinary law needs to be passed by both the houses, but if there is any difference between the two houses, the final decision is taken in a joint session of both the houses.

What are the advantages of Rajya Sabha?

As compared to the Lok Sabha, the members of the Rajya Sabha are generally older, more experienced and mature. As a result of this, the Rajya Sabha is able to correct the mistakes of the Lok Sabha. The members of the Rajya Sabha do not take any hasty decision while making law or amending the constitution.

How often are seats in Rajya Sabha elected?

The Rajya Sabha seat quota for each state is fixed as per Schedule 4 of the constitution. Elections to 1/3 of these seats occur every 2 years. Let’s take an example of a state where there is Rajya Sabha election for 3 seats. Let there be only two parties in the legislative assembly.

How is Rajya Sabha different from Lok Sabha?

As its name says Rajya, which means states, it is the house constituted of the members elected by the state assemblies. Its election procedure is totally different from that of Lok Sabha. The election of Lok Sabha is widely covered by the entire media, but that of Rajya Sabha is not.

How is the quotient of votes in Rajya Sabha calculated?

That number (quotient) is found out using the below formula. Quotient = Total number of votes divided by (Number of Rajya Sabha seats + 1 ) + 1. In the illustrated case, a candidate requires (140/4)+1, ie. 36 votes to win. NB: Members don’t vote for each seat.

Why was a second chamber of the Rajya Sabha created?

A single directly elected House was considered inadequate to meet the challenges before free India by the Constituent Assembly. A second chamber, known as the ‘Council of States’, therefore, was created with altogether different composition and method of election from that of the directly elected House of the People.