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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After years of will-thy-won’t-they, the Asom Gana Parishad has finally stepped into the reunification corridor. In its crucial session concluded on Wednesday night, the party top guns have arrived at a consensus to proceed with the reunification deal. The speakers in the meeting have favoured homecoming of those in the party right from 1985 saying it will help the party regain paradise in Dispur. The meeting set up an 11-member panel to proceed with the reunification bid. The panel consists of Atul Bora, Prabin Gogoi, Girin Baruah, Dilip Saikia, Nurul Hussain, Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Padma Hazarika, Keshab Mahanta, Kamala Kalita and Hiranya Knowar while party’s executive...
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A major blast was averted in Rangiya on Tuesday when police and CRPF recivered a huge cache of explosive materials from the Rangiya bus station and picked up three people in this connection. According to information, these explosive materials including 30 grenades, 30 detonators have been found from a bus bearing No AS 21-0441 at the Rangia Bus station. Later addressing a press conference in the city Central west zone DIGP G P Singh claimed it a major achievement of the police. He said these were transpired between ULFA and ANLA.
Bangladeshi has make it plain that it will not allow any 'inimical' forces to set up their base on its soil and evinced keen interest to exchange exchange of intelligence and information with New Delhi. Speaking at the sidelines of the BSF-BDR meeting in New Delhi Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Chief Major General Shakil Ahmed said there will be timely exchange of information regarding criminal activities near the border so that timely action can be initiated. The BSF figured the issue of rebels operating from Bangladeshi soil after probe into blasts in Uttar Pradesh pointed towards involvement of militant groups like Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia. Ahmed said they are aware of the inputs of Indian...
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The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Dr Mukundakam Sarma is taking oath as Supreme Court judge on Wednesday. The Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishan is set to administer him the oath at a function in New Delhi. Dr Sarma, who hails from Assam is the son of litterateur and former Asom Sahitya Sabha president Tirthanath Sarma. Dr Sarma was born on September 18, 1946 in Calcutta. He completed his graduation in Arts from the Ramjash College in Delhi under the University of Delhi and law graduation from Gauhati University. Dr Sarma started his profession as a lawyer in Gauhati High Court in 1970. Later he was advocate general of Mizoram and Nagaland. He was appointed Delhi High Court...
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