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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There should be atleast three charges of murder against you and atleast on pending corruption case in supreme court.At least one of your close relatives must have an experience of jail life.
An Assamese crusader against racisism in South Korea, Banajit Hussain will interact with the members of Guwahati Press Club on November 9, Monday at 1 pm. The research professor at SungKongHoe University, Seoul succeeded in raising voices against the racial attitude of a Korean towards the Asian migrant-students in South Korea very recently. Banajit Hussain, who hails from Guwahati, will describe his experience in details in front of the media persons during the programme.
Rishi is going to play tabla marathon for seven hours at Leicester City Museum on Fri 20th Nov09 from 5pm till midnight to raise money for BBC Children in Need. Please come and join us to encourage him for this noble cause. He has also set up this web address if you would like to sponsor him directly justgiving.com/rishibeatsthedrummarathon Your support will be highly appreciated. Please circulate this mail to all your friends & relatives who would be interested to see him or to donate towards it.
The Brahmaputra (Tsan-Po in Chinese) river originates on the northern slope of the Himalayas in Tibet, China. It flows eastwards for a length of about 1,130 km and then takes a sharp bend towards south and enters Arunachal Pradesh of India. It travels through Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and then enters Bangladesh at Bahadurabad Ghat. The segment of the river between Bahadurabad and Aricha, where the river joins the river Padma (as the Ganga is known in Bangladesh), is popularly known as Jamuna in Bangladesh. The total length of the river from the source to the sea is about 2840 km. Within Bangladesh, the channel varies considerably in width ranging from less than 2.0 km to more...
Timothy Das Hanse's brand new Assamese feature film Jibon Bator Logori will be screened at Xankardev Bhawan, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi, at 3 pm on Sunday, 15th Nov.
Hanse will be present at the screening organized by the Assam Association.
Incidentally, JBL was recently released through satellite using UFO Moviez technology simultaneoulsy in 25 theatres in Assam, which is a record for the state's cinema, and its Box Office success has come as a refreshing change for the ailing local film industry, which had not seen a commercial success for a long time.
It is what we can describe as a typical family drama with a social message.
- Utpal Borpujari, New Delhi
In a major setback to ULFA, its two top guns have been arrsted in Bangladesh on Tuesday. According to information, ULFA's foreign secretary Sasha Chaudhury and the finance secretary Chitraban Hazarika have been arrested after they came to the DGFI headquerters. However, the Indian authority has yet to disclose it. Details are awaited.
Ranjan Das, President and CEO Indian Subcontinent of the software giant SAP passed away at the young age of 42. It is almost impossible to describe in words his multitude of talents and qualities. Apart from being a brilliant individual and a top notch professional, Ranjan was a wonderful human being with firm family values rooted in humility and compassion.
Ranjan was born to Khagan Das and Malati Das from Hengarabari, Guwahati and completed his early schooling at Dispur Government school and Gopal Boro school.
I first met Ranjan at my mess in Delhi University in 1987 on a dry and hot summer afternoon. Having completed high school from Daly College Indore, he enrolled in the...
In a fresh development in the sensational Parag Das assassination case, the Gauhati High Court has served notices to the accused Mridul Phukan, CBI and the Assam government. The development came up as a division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Justi Chalameswar and Justice A N Ansari was taking up a petition moved by Pallav Das challenging the lower court order a few months back where the main accused Mridul Phukan was freed citing lack of sufficient evidence.
An ULFA militant was killed at an encounter with police and army in Kamrup district of Assam on Tuesday. According to information, the encounter took place near Boko in the lower Assam district in the wee hours. Two militants started indiscriminate firing at an army patrol party on the street as they were asked to halt. When retaliated with firing, one of the rebels died on the spot and another managed to flee from the spot. Police claimed to have recovered an AK-56 rifles along with a bag containing some cartridges, Indian currency notes and syringes. The slain militant has yet to be identified and investigation is in progress.
A top ranked irrigation department officers was released hours after he was kidnapped by suspected NDFB rebels from Darrang district on Saturday. According to information, a group of armed miscreants who kidnapped Tangla division's SDO of irrigation department Nur Ahmed from Kawadanga area on Saturday released him later on Saturday. Police investigation is in progress.
Altogether 7 UNLF rebels were killed in a pre-dawn encounter with security forces in Manipur on Sunday. According to information, the encounter took place between a group of heavily armed militants and Assam Rifles jawans near village Sanapat in Imphal East district. An Assam Rifles column were launching a joint operation as they came under attack from the rebels armed with automatic weapons. This has forced the Assam Rifles jawans to retaliate leaving these rebels killed on the spot. A huge cache of explosives and weapons, including rifles, carbines, and small arms, was recovered from their possession.
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