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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More and more serious allegations seemed to have surfaced against MLA Jiten Gogoi. The independent MLA from Bokakhat allegedly unleashed terror at the residence of an AGP leader on Friday. According to information, the surrendered ULFA rebel went to the yard of AGP leader Girin Gogoi on Friday evening and warned that he would shoot him dead. Not only that an angry Gogoi unleashed terror with blank-firing before leaving the spot. The reason is yet to be ascertained. The incident took place a day after police registered a case against Gogoi charging him with assaulting a woman who undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Meanwhile, Bokakhat police station on Friday evening have...
The Host Committee of Assam Convention 2011 is delighted to invite you all to the 32nd Assam Convention to be held at Chicago, Illinois from July 1-3, 2011. We, the residents of Chicago, are looking forward to your wholesome participation. Come prepared to have a great time. With your dance, music and applause we strive to create the ambience of Assam’s traditions in joyous expressions of song, skit and dance. As we roll out the red carpet, we invite not only the Assamese diaspora in North America, Europe and beyond, but our honored and loved ones visiting this country during that time.
We are planning an entrancing agenda for you. Renowned performers, Zubeen Garg and Zublee...
The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Golaghat organized a self help group mela at the New Jail Market, Golaghat. As many as 30 nos. of SHGs of different development blocks of the district took part in the event. The main object of the mela was to promote the Assamese traditional items made by different SHG groups during the festival time.
Thirteen activists of two underground organizations of Assam have formally laid down arms to Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh at the Mantripukhri head-quarters of IGAR (South) on Wednesday. The surrender ceremony was held in the presence of DGP Y. Joykumar Singh and IGAR (S) Maj Gen C.A. Krishnan.
The weapons handed over to the security officers included Lathod gun one, three pistols, 9mm smc one from the five DHD(J) cadres and the FGN cadres handed over G 3 rifle one, AK 47 rifle one, Lathod gun four and 9 mm smc one. The surrender ceremony was organised by Inspecter General, Assam Rifle (South).
Bihu Expert Ranjit Gogoi and his group performing Bihu dance, on the eve of greatest festival for the Assamese People “RANGALI BIHU”.at Tetelia near Sonapur on on Apirl 13.
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14th April/Thursday [6 pm onwards]* : Srimanta Sankardeva Bhawan, A 14 B, Satsang Vihar Marg, Opp JNU East Gate, New Delhi 110067
- Egg fight
- Bihu songs by Nabamallika Bhagawati
- Prize money *Bihuwa/Bihuwoti* Competition
* 24th April/Sunday*: Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts [IGNCA], Rajendra Prasad Road, Near Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi 110001
Programme:
- Childrens' bihu
- Artists: Devanga Pallav Saikia, Mimun Das
- Sattriya by Mridusmita Das
- Bihu [Bihu Group comprised of Assamese Youths in Delhi]
- Guest artist from Axom: Simanta Shekhar[ dikhou noi......]
- Hawain guitar by Bhaskar De
- Mukoli Bihu
Condemning alleged high-handedness of the 11 Assam rifles, All Zeliangrong Students’ Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland ) has decided to call a 48- hour total bandh in all the Zeliarong inhabited areas in Manipur with effect from midnight of April 17 to midnight of April 19 to pressurize the Government to translate its demands into actions.
In a statement, the AZU said the demands of the union include immediate withdrawal of AFSPA, 1958 from North East regions, immediate transfer of 11 Assam Rifles from Zeliangrong inhabited areas, removal of all Indian Army check posts/ gates from along the Highwas and district highwas and taking up punitive action against Col. Chonkar of 11 Assam...
From May this year, India’s first Don Bosco University (DBU) is launching Ph.D. programmes in 24 thrust areas covering seven major streams including Electrical...
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