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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A massive protest erupts in Golaghat district alleging government conspiracy behind the recent death of Anjan Barua of Barpothar.KMSS is taking out huge protest in Golaghat demanding action against Barpothar police station officer in charge. KMSS further demands a high level probe into the incident.
Update from Golaghat: KMSS stages a dharna at Golaghat on 28th Feb infront of DC office demanding the suspension and arrest of OC Borpathar Police Station, Mr. Ranjit Moran who is alleged to abet the suicide of Anjan Barua a KMSS member.Untill and unless their demands are met, KMSS will sit in a hunger strike infront of the DC office. The dead body of Anjan Barua is still lying iin Golaghat...
Syntel's head of Leadership and Development, Sunita Bhuyan was awarded the prestigious HR Leadership Award, which recognises outstanding HR professionals for achievements in their field. The award was presented on December 16 by the Indira Group of Institutes.
Assam Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika's condition is stable. According to the doctors attending on the ailing award-wining singer and film maker is out of danger and that his vital parameters are functioning normally. Dr Hazarika was rushed to Hayat Hospital in Guwahati on Thursday when he complain of respiratory distress.
Bhutan's Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley says he will never allow any militant outfits from Assam to set up base in the Himalayan kingdom. Talking to reporters during his breif halt at the Loka Priya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Friday he said his kingdom will ensure that no one is able to enter Bhutan to run subversive activities. He said he hardly beleives that no militant outfit from the northeastern region would be able to set up base in his country.
Mamata Banerjee may give priority to Assam in her rail budget. But Assam is not happy at all. She has proposed a a few trains, a locomotive centre and a rail industrial park for Assam. She announced a tri-weekly Rajya Rani Intercity express between Silghat and Dhubri via Guwahati, Kokrajhar and Jogighopa, a weekly Kavi Guru Express from Guwahati to Jaipur Express, weekly Swami Vivekananda express between Dibrugarh-Thiruvananthapuram-Kanniyakumari, daily Guwahati-Dimapur Express and new line services between Dimapur-Tizzit, Silghat Tezpur and Dibrugarh-Dangori via Tinsukia. Moreover, she proposed connection of all state capitals of the entire region except Sikkim by Rail in next seven years...
The 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) by Creovaent Productions will be held from April 4 to April 5, 2011 at Cinemax, Guwahati. The Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) is now taking short films for Short Film Competition (restricted only to filmmakers from North-East Region for the first year) and for Indian Kaleidoscope section.
Short Filmmakers from other parts of India can download the same entry form available in the website and send in their entries for Indian Kaleidoscope section. For the first year there will be no entry fees for submitting the short films.
For rules and regulations and entry form, please visit the festival website: www....
The National Small Industries Corporation in collabration with Nirmal Jyoti Developement Society of Guwahati organised entrepreneurs developement programme at Jogibaribil Golaghat on February 20-28. The programme was attended by a large numbers of local people and self-help groups.
Centre is very positive on the on going peace process with ULFA. Chairman of the outfit Arabinda Rajkhowa told media after arriving in Guwahati from Delhi on Tuesday. Rajkhowa said the process would ensure permanent peace in Assam.
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