Consider the following statements
1. There is no reservation of seats for SCs and STs in Rajya Sabha.
2. Rajya Sabha can only be dissolved by the President, in consultation with the Election Commission of India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements
1. There is no reservation of seats for SCs and STs in Rajya Sabha.
2. Rajya Sabha can only be dissolved by the President, in consultation with the Election Commission of India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
The correct option is A Only 1
Rajya Sabha is the permanent house of the parliament, not subject to dissolution.
Article 80of the Constitution specifies that members of state assemblies will elect Rajya Sabha MPs through single transferable vote. This implies that the votes are first allocated to the most preferred candidate, and then to the next preferred candidate, and so on. This system cannot accommodate the principle of reserving a certain number of seats for a particular group. Currently, Rajya Sabha does not have reservation for SCs and STs.
Therefore, any system that provides reservation in Rajya Sabha implies that the Constitution must be amended to jettison the Single Transferable Vote system.
Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution; instead one third of the members retire every second year, being replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years. Its members are indirectly elected by members of legislative bodies of the States.
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Rajya Sabha is the permanent house of the parliament, not subject to dissolution.
Article 80of the Constitution specifies that members of state assemblies will elect Rajya Sabha MPs through single transferable vote. This implies that the votes are first allocated to the most preferred candidate, and then to the next preferred candidate, and so on. This system cannot accommodate the principle of reserving a certain number of seats for a particular group. Currently, Rajya Sabha does not have reservation for SCs and STs.
Therefore, any system that provides reservation in Rajya Sabha implies that the Constitution must be amended to jettison the Single Transferable Vote system.
Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution; instead one third of the members retire every second year, being replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years. Its members are indirectly elected by members of legislative bodies of the States.
