History & Civics
With reference to the composition and organisation of the Rajya Sabha answer the following questions:
(a) What is the manner of election of its Members?
(b) What are the qualifications of the Members of the Rajya Sabha?
(c) What is the Term (Duration) of this House?
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(a) Representatives of States in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected Members of the Legislative Assembly of each State.
- This is done in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.
- The representatives of the Union Territories shall be chosen in such manner as Parliament may prescribe.
- The three representatives from Delhi are elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly.
- In the case of Jammu and Kashmir the Parliament shall prescribe whether the method of representation will be similar to Delhi or it is different from that.
- In 2003 the Parliament introduced an open ballot system for Rajya Sabha polls.
(b) In order to be chosen a member of the Rajya Sabha, a person-
- must be a Citizen of India.
- must be not less than 30 years of age.
- must possess such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by law from time to time.
(c) The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body, it cannot be dissolved by the President of India. One-third of its members retire at the end of every second year. It means that the members of the Rajya Sabha have a six-year term.
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