Question

procedure of rajya sabha member election

Answer 1

Rajya Sabha, also known as the Council of States, is the Upper House of Parliament. It has not more than 250 members. Members of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the people directly but indirectly by the legislative assemblies of the various states.

Rajya Sabha is a permanent body. It is not subject to dissolution but one-third of its members retire every two years. Twelve of Rajya Sabha members are nominated by the President from persons who have earned the distinction in the fields of literature, art, science and social service.

The composition of Rajya Sabha-

Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the President and 238 are representatives of the States and of the two Union Territories. The present strength of Rajya Sabha, however, is 245, out of which 233 are representatives of the States and Union territories of Delhi and Puducherry and 12 are nominated by the President. The members nominated by the President are persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as literature, science, art and social service.

The process of Rajya Sabha elections-

The representatives of the States and of the Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the method of indirect election. The allocation of seats is made on the basis of the population of each State. Based on the reorganisation of states and birth of new States, the number of elected seats allotted to States and Union Territories also changes. The representatives of each State and two Union territories are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory, as the case may be, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. To win a Rajya Sabha seat, a candidate should get a required number of votes. A candidate requires one-fourth of the total number of votes plus one to get elected. Each voter ranks his preferences and if the first choice candidate has enough votes already or no chance of being elected, the vote is transferred to the second choice and so on.

Answer 2

Explanation:

the member rajya Sabha are elected by 80 points