The President of India is elected by an electoral college, comprising the Members of both the Houses of Parliament as well as the MLAs of all state Assemblies. The total number of members in the Electoral College for the Presidential elections in 2007 is 4896 (233 Rajya Sabha MPs + 543 Lok Sabha MPs + 4,120 State MLAs). However, unlike any other election, the value of votes of the voters are different here. While the value of votes of each MP is the same, the strength of a vote of an MLA is determined by way of proportional representation. The MPs, too, have a specific value for each vote that is determined by dividing the total value of votes of all the states by the total number of elected members of Parliament (Lok Sabha 543 + Rajya Sabha 233). The total value of votes of all members of each State Assembly is worked out by multiplying the number of elective seats in the Assembly by the number of votes for each member. For instance, in case of Andhra Pradesh, since the total population (1971 Census) is 43,502,708 and the total number of elective seats in the Assembly 294, the number of votes for each member would be 43,502,708/1000 x 294 = 147.96 or 148. This means the value of each Andhra MLA's vote is 148. Now multiplying that number with the number of elective seats can give the value of total votes for the all members of the House: 294x148 = 43,512. The Constitution (Eighty-fourth) Amendment Act, 2001 provides that until the relevant population figures for the first census to be taken after the year 2026 have been published, the population of the states for the purposes of calculation of the value of votes for the Presidential Election shall mean the population as ascertained at the 1971-census
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Altogether 12 Dima Halam Daogah(Jwel) cadres died and many others injured when an Army and police jointly launched a major offensive at a camp in Herelu in North Cachar Hills district along the Assam-Maipur border on Saturday. According to information, the joint operation busted the camp having a 28-member group of the dread militants who also exchanged fire firing during the operation. 3Eleven bodies had been recovered so far from the site while all the injured cadres have managed to flee from the camp. But quoting DHD (J) publicity secretary Faifrang Dimasa, sources say 12 of their cadres have been killed during the fierce fighting. Top ranked police and other security forces are there at...
Altogether 12 DHD(J) cadres died at a fierce fighting with Army in North Cachar early in the morning on Saturday. According to information, Army launched the offensive at the camp at Herelu along the Assam-Manipur border. DHD(J) sources here confirmed that at least 12 cadres have been killed during the heavy exchange of firing. Details are awaited.
An astronomical amount of rupees to the tune of Rs 50 crore has been duped by a few people with some fake banking activities in Upper Assam’s Dhemaji district creating a great deal of confusion and sensation in the entire Dhemaji district. The entire racket came to light last week only when these people working with the bank have secretly fled from the town.According to information, they opened an Union Cooperative Bank (ASCARD) branch in Chandannagar area in Silapathar area in Dhemaji district on April 24, 2004. Since than the bank has been running crore rupee financial dealing with its customers through some agents. Not only that they have also introduced a few insurance police to...
A seminar on the subject titled " Problem and Prospects of Eco-Tourism in Asom," sponsored by the University Grant Commission (UGC), and organized by the Department of Economics Kakojan College is scheduled to be held from October 3 with a two-day-long programme here.The organizing committee invites academicians, research students and NGO etc to participate in the seminar on the sub themes — (a) Eco-Tourism and Employment General Generation. (b) Eco-Tourism designed to improve economic and social well being of local villagers. (c) Environmental impact of Eco-Tourism. (d) Sociocultural impact of Eco-Tourism. e) Eco-Tourism as foreign exchange earning etc.The organizer also...
Seven cadres of 27, 109 and 709 battalions of Banned outfit ULFA have surrendered before the deputy Commissioner (Kamrup) RC Jain and Superintendent of Police Debajit Hazarika at the Office of Deputy Commissioner, Guwahati on 08-05-08. These seven ULFA cadres have submitted ammunitions containing one austrian grenade, one 36 HE grenade, huge number of Electronic detonators and some extortion notes signed by the ULFA. Pix by UB Photos.
A traffic personnel has been seen busy in handling traffic at the Bhangagarh-ASTC Bylane linking traffic point in Guwahati on 06-05-08 evening. Pix by UB photos.
The formal process for unification of regional parties has come in for a mixed bag reactions from several parties and organisations.Speaking to assamtimes, senior Congress leaders have said for Congress they have nothing to be worried as Congress defeated the regional party in the Assambly polls while it was remaining united under Mahanta's leadership and similarly, the regional party down in the last assembly polls while Bindabon Goswami was at the helm of affairs.Meanwhile, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) has made it clear that they will not change their earlier stand i.e they are not averse to unification mood only if it sans former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta whom they...
After days of hectic political confabulations, regionalism in Assam is back with a renewed strength and vigour. The entire development came up from 11 in the morning at the Ambari based AGP party headquarters. The main Opposition AGP’s unification committee on Monday hold a series of brainstorming sessions categorically with four of its breakaway groups to finalise the formalities for unification.First to step into the AGP headquarters on Monday was its founder president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and his chief acolytes Gunin Hazarika, Ganesh Kutum et al who held talk with the unification panel president and AGP vice president Phani Bhusan Chaudhory.Coming out of the meeting the former...
Ten people died, twenty others have been injured when the bus carrying a marriage party collided its head on a stranded truck at Harmoti area in Assam’s Sonitpur district early on Sunday midnight.According to information, the bus bearing No AS07B1335 having as many as 60 passengers was on its way to Naiboisa after the marriage function suddenly hit a truck bearing nO AS122517 which was remaining stranded. Ten people reportedly died on the spot while 38 other people have been left injured. All of these injured people have been rushed to hospital while 22 people have been battling with life at hospital. Six bodies have so far been identified namely Biren Biswas, Pinku Biswas, Tutumoni...
The unification of Assam’s regional parties have reached a crucial stage with the Asom Gana Parishad is hunkering down with three of its breakaway groups at its party headquarters on Monday. The first one breakaway to have formally kickstart the homecoming bid is former Chief Minister and theparty’s founder president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta at around 11-30 in the morning. After the “cordial” discussion, Mahanta left the office with a hope that the unification will be a giant leap towards ending the rule of Congress. This was followed by the coming of Trinamool Gana Parishad general secretary and the AGP’s never-say die-spirit and former minister Atul Bora. He...
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