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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The pro talk faction of ULFA is evincing its keen interest to guard the burning border areas in Charaipung. Leaders of the ULFA faction now under unilateral ceasefire Mrinal Hazarika told reporters on Thursday in Charaipung that they have enough strength to counter the armed miscreants who have been fomenting trouble from across the inter-state border.Hazarika said they have already conveyed the message to Dispur.Hazarika was leading a team to the spot armed miscreants backed by NSCN(IM)have been unleashing terror by burning several houses and vendalizing a police station during the last couple of days.
Tension still grips Charaipung area when armed miscreants set on fire 3 more houses where a widow and pregnant woman along with her three children had a narrow escape. This string of fresh incident took place before the visit of border area development minister Gautam Roy on Thursday who appealed to the people of both sides to excercise restraint. Roy had no concrete with him to ensure safety amd security of Charaipung and its people. After winding up the Changlang-Mergherita road blockade, pro-talk ULFA leader Mrinal Hazarika also visited Charaipung and interacted with the panic stricken people.
An All Adivasi National Liberation Army of Assam was apprehended by the BSF personnel belonging to the Assam and Meghalaya Frontier in Golaghat district on Thursday.
According to information, acting on a tip-off BSF personnel apprehended Joytimayi Tamang a militant of All Adivasi National Liberation Army from Borpathar area in Golaghat District in Assam yesterda. The BSF personnel seized a mobile phone, three SIM cards and Rs 600 cash from her possession.
A self styled ''major'' of NSCN(IM) was killed and five others apprehended in an encounter with security forces in Mon district of Nagaland on Monday. According to information, the encounter took place between NSCN (IM) and a joint team of Assam Rifles and Territorial Army near the Tizet post at Punjma colony.
The security forces asked the militants to stop but instead the militants opened fire and joint security forces returned the fire in which a NSCN(IM) self styled major was killed. Five cadres of the NSCN(IM), which is under ceasefire, were arrested in the operation.
Led by AASU 25 organisations staged dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday demanding steps to upgrade Assam NRC, check flood and erosion, stop big dams, save Majuli, resolving interstate border problem and total implementation of Assam Accord. The 25 organisations are All Assam Students’ Union, All Assam Tribal Sangha, All Assam Tribal Youth League, Mising Mimag Kebang, All Rabha Students’ Union, All Mising Students’ Union (T.M.P.K.), All Tiwa Students’ Union, Tiwa Yuva Chatra Parishad, All Tai Ahom Students’ Union, All Dimasa Students’ Union, Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association, All Koch-Rajbanshi Students’...
A police constable was injured on Thursday after he tried to commit suicide with his service revolver in Jorhat. The incident took place at Bogamukh when 32-year-old policeman, Padma Saikia, shot himself early in the morning morning while on duty. Later, a critically injured Saikia was admitted to Jorhat Medical College Hospital. The reason behind the suicide bid is yet to be ascertained.
There are only a few moments in life when we actually get the time for ourselves and even fewer moments when we get to do something for others. The thought of doing something for issues not directly related to one’s own self or loved ones is itself beautiful and rare. As such, given an opportunity to serve the needy or work selflessly towards the betterment of the society should play a vital role in everyone’s lives. Only then we can be truly a part of a human culture.
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Tension still prevails at Charaipung bordering Arunachal Pradesh a day after armed miscreants targetted two ministers during their stock-taking visit.The situation is calm on Wednesday and there is no report of any fresh untoward incident during the last 12 hours.But AASU,AJYCP along with 10 other local organisations are still continuing economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh. In yet another development,pro talk ULFA leaders began an indefinite economic blockade on the Margherita-Changlang road from Wednesday in protest against the Charaipung incidents. Meanwhile,Arunachal Pradesh has denied NSCN's hands behind these strings of incidents.But the Assam governtment on Tuesday charged...
Once again ULFA commander in chief Paresh Baruah is locked in an acrimonius war of words with Dr Hiren Gohain. In an email statement on Tuesday, Baruah asked the intellectual Dr Gohain not to further mislead the people by making misleading and wrong statement against the ULFA's military boss. Baruah said he has been fighting to safeguard the interest of the indigenous people and not be an arbiter of Assam's fate as Dr Gohain ridiculed at a recent rally in Nalbari.Baruah furher said he is not opposed to the peace talk. But talk must be with dignity and meaningful.
Amid the bitter border row between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh that is burning Charaipung, Nagaland chief minister Neiphu Rio said border row with Assam is irreversible. Talking to reporters in Doyang in Golaghat district of Assam on Monday, Rio said over the years, the Assam government has not been sincere to resolve the border row amicably. He said even Dispur has been failing to produce relevant documents in the Supreme Court to substantiate any allegations of invasion by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland or Meghalaya.
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