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 painting,craft and science model competition cum exhibition was organized at Maharishi Vidya Mandir school premise,Tangla on November 2 recently. Rajashree Borah,principal of MVM, Tangla inaugurated the exhibition cum competition at 12 noon on November 2 with 'Guru Puja' followed by the inaugural ceremony. Several hundred students, teachers and guardians of various schools of Tangla attended the programme to much delight.The painting and craft competition was organizes in four categoris ie-group A for Nursery and KG; group B for classes 1, 11, 111; group C for classes IV, V, VI, VII and group D for classes VIII, IX and X. On the other hand science model exhibition cum competition was...
tve (Television Trust for the Environment) is launching its second major environmental film initiative for YouTube filmmakers and animators. tve’s biomovies competition offers the YouTube generation a say on the world’s vanishing biodiversity.
“Two billion films are streamed on YouTube on an average day – mainly by young people for who the future of the planet really does matter,” says Cheryl Campbell, tve’s executive director.
“We’re looking for the sharpest, wittiest, most creative and thought-provoking minds on the YouTube scene to give their take on one of the most important environmental issues of all, and reach the audience who...
Assam Don Bosco University is launching its first online degree programmes shortly after the Distance Education Council visit to Guwahati expected any day now. “We hope to target thousands of working class young people across the globe,” says the Vice-Chancellor of the University Dr Stephen Mavely SDB explaining how the classes and study will take place on the web, enabling students to have access to the best professors from around the country.
The University will run the programmes using state of the art Virtual Classroom Technology, and they are designed for working executives and professionals looking for programmes of study that complement their work and their need to...
The people of Karbi Anglong are all geared up for this year’s edition of the Rongtheang festival that begins from November 2. The festival will continue for three days to culminate on November 4 and will also see the first national rock competition of Assam being organized there.
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GNRC Hospitals in association with Guwahati Press Club has announced 4th GNRC Media Fellowship for the journalists. The fellowship is open to working journalists, who should be attached with the print and electronic media of the region.
The fellows will get the opportunity to study and report about the new technology related to heath care facilities, overall health care scenario of Assam and accessibility of common people to such developments.
Dr Nomal Chandra Borah, CMD of GNRC Hospitals has confirmed about the fellowship today to the GPC secretary.
Three selected fellows will receive Rs. 10,000 (rupees ten thousand only) per head per month. They have to publish/broadcast/telecast...
Meghalaya police have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from ULFA from a school on Saturday. Accoridng to information, these arms and ammuniton were found inside an abandoned suitcase spotted by a group of students near Shillong Higher Secondary School in the evening. When reported police rushed to the spot and recovered 2 AK-47 rifles and a flash gun, 125 rounds of live ammunition, five kg of RDX bomb, three hand grenades, six magazines, two walkie talkies and incriminating documents belonging to the ULFA. These arms and ammunition were hidden ULFA militants at the instruction of Drishti Rajkhowa. Notably, parts of Meghalaya has become a safe transit route of ULFA, NDFB and...
Assam stands united against cancerous terrorism on Saturday two years after the gory serial blast that killed more than 100 killed and several others injured. People in large numbers came out to the streets to take solemn pledge to go all out against terrorism.
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Ten rounds of AK-47 rifle and .383 revolver ammunition were seized from the militants, identified as Haitha Basumatary and Rajendra Basumatary. Senior district police officials have been interrogating the duo.
Black cats will stay with Prafulla Kumar Mahanta. This is Gauhati High Court's instruction. Hearing a petition moved by the former chief minister on Wednesday, a single bench of the court on Thursday as the govenrment to restore the black cats withdrawn a few days back. The court has further instructed the Union home ministry to file an affidavit at any earlier date. Notably, Mahanta moved Gauhati High Court after the government has withdrawn blaks cats he was given a few years back.
In a petition he moved before the court on Wednesday, Mahanta doubted the safety and security of his life and urged the court help him get the security back.
The security personnel deployed to him have...
Despite round-the-clock vigil, poachers killed a male rhino inside the Kaziranga National Park on Thursday.
According to information, the poachers killed the rhino at Burachapori inside the Agratoli range of the park and forest guards on hearing gunshots rushed to the area and opened fire injuring one of the gang. The injured poacher and another, however, managed to escape.
Sources say the forest guards seized two SBBL guns, several sharp weapons and camping equipment.
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