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Lok Sabha and State Legislature Overview

The document provides an overview of the structure and functions of the Indian Parliament, detailing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including their election modes, age requirements, and durations. It also outlines the criteria for state legislatures, including assembly and council specifics, as well as the processes for removing MPs and MLAs. Additionally, it describes the roles of presiding officers and the procedures for their election and removal.

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Lok Sabha and State Legislature Overview

The document provides an overview of the structure and functions of the Indian Parliament, detailing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including their election modes, age requirements, and durations. It also outlines the criteria for state legislatures, including assembly and council specifics, as well as the processes for removing MPs and MLAs. Additionally, it describes the roles of presiding officers and the procedures for their election and removal.

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The Magna Carta Series

• Revision for Polity Prelims 2020


• [email protected]
• t.me/csepaper2atish
• MATHUR10
L2 : Topics
• Parliament – I
• State Legislatures
Comprises of -
1.

President of India

2.

The Lok Sabha

3.

The Rajya Sabha


Lok Sabha Elections -
• First past the post

• Territorial Constituencies

• Equal Representative Mandate

• Delimitation and Adjustment


Criterion Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
Election Mode Direct Indirect

Age 25 30
Nominations Anglo Indians L.A.S.S. (Lit, Art, Sci. Soc. Service)

Duration 5 years (Maximum) Permanent


Strength Max – 552, Current – 545 Max – 250, 245

U.T Representation Yes, All No, Only Delhi and Pondicherry & J and K

Presiding Officers Speaker and Dy. Speaker Chairman and Vice – Chairman

State Residency Not required Not required ANY MORE


Criterion Assembly Council
Strength 60-500 (T&C Applied) 40 – 1/3rd of Assembly (T&C Applied)
Nominations 1 Anglo-Indian 1/6th Nominated [C.L.A.S.S.]
Elections • Direct 1/3 – Local Body Election
• No of seats frozen till 2026 1/3 – From Assembly but not Assembly
• Adjustment on 2001 census members
1/12 – Resident Graduates (3 Years)
1/12 - Resident TGT Grade (3 Years)

Duration 5 years Permanent


Residency Yes Yes
Presiding Officers Speaker/Dy. Speaker Chairman/Dy. Chairman

Disqualifications Governor – Constitutional/ROPA


Speaker/Chairman – Defection
How can our MP/MLAs be removed?

Bare text ROPA, 1951 Schedule X


• Office of Profit • Election Offences • Resigns from
• Declared Unsound • Conviction political party
Mind • Conflict of Interest • Anti-party voting
• Non-citizen • Independent
• Under Any other law member joining a
party
• Nominated member
– post 6 months
joining a party

Conduct within the House/


Conduct beyond the Only affecting party or
House, hence impartial voting, hence Speaker
auth. – Pres decides! decides!
Officers of the Lok Sabha
EM = 50% +1 of
[TS – (DDR)]
Lok Sabha

Speaker
- Election: Simple Majority
Dy. Speaker
- Removal: Effective Majority
- Election: Simple Majority
- Must be a member
- Removal: Effective Majority
- In office till the new House - In office till dissolution

Panel of 10 Chairmen Secretary General


- Nominated by - Appointed by
Speaker Speaker
Presiding Officers
Criterion Speaker (L.S.) Chairman(RS)

Election Within the House Ex-officio – Vice President

Majority for Simple VP election [LS(all) + RS (all)]


election

Majority for Effective Effective (RS) ---> Simple (LS)


Removal

Member of the Yes Not required


House

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