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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All Assam late Madhurjya Gogoi Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament has begun at Golaghat from October 20 under the aegis of All Assam Table Tennis Associating. The tournament has been organized by Golaghat Sports Association. About 250 players including all the top ranked paddlers of the state have participated in this prestigious tournament. The tournament was inaugurated by DC Ajit Baruah, Chairman Golaghat Municipality Board in a very glittering function.
The Guwahati Press Club has arranged an informal interactive session of the city-based journalists with the veteran lady journalist Sabita Goswami on Saturday, October 17 at 11 am. Smt Goswami is the first woman of Assam to edit an English newspaper. She started her journalist career in 1972 reporting for the Blitz. She also worked for the BBC, AFP, AP, The Week and the Dainik Janambhumi. Smt Goswami served the media during the turbulent days of the Assam agitation and the heydays of ULFA. She also raised the banner of revolt against the ULFA terror in an undaunted manner, along with a few of her colleagues, in the 1990s.
She has by now written her autobiography in Assamese to record her...
Pulsating music, hot contestants in shimmering gowns, elegant, dazzling sarees, and casual wear, and a mindblowing performance by Sourabhee Debbarma, the latest star of Indian Idol, set the packed crowd at Pragjyoti ITA, Machkhowa on fire on October 10. The second edition of The Eclectic Model Hunt, organised by The Eclectic and sponsored by Ponds White Beauty, the number one magazine from Northeast India kicked off to a roaring start with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by T.G. Baruah, chairman of The Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers.
The Eclectic Model Hunt is an attempt to offer a platform to showcase aspiring young talents who can carve a name for themselves in the world of...
Eminent playwright Arun Sarma will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ programme of Guwahati Press Club on October 16 (Friday). The function will start from 12 at noon. The winner of both Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, Sarma will speak about various issues during the interacting programme.
A group of senior journalist-citizens have appealed to the people of Assam to join in a protest rally scheduled on October 15 (Thursday) against the violent activities endorsed by all armed groups of Northeast India and also condemned the State government for its irresponsible attitude towards the Bhimajuli massacre and victims. The protest meet and procession will start at 11 am from in front of the Guwahati Press Club.
The appeal, signed by DN Bezboruah (former editor The Sentinel and former chairman of Editors’ Guild of India), DN Chakrabarty (former editor of Dainik Asom, Ajir Batori and Natun Dainik), Nirupama Borgohain (academy award winner littérateur and columnist) TG...
Media must play its role with all authenticity and commitments. More over the media persons must be investigative in mind and responsible in the activities. This is how a senior Assamese journalist DN Bezboruah started an orientation program for the mid career journalists of Guwahati Press Club on October 10. Attending the program, organized by the press club, the former editor of ‘The Sentinel’ inspired the journalists to take up the issues, those are relevant and important for the life and living of the common people.
The former president of ‘Editors Guild of India’, Bezboruah also elaborated about the importance of media fellowship program and the required...
Guwahati Press Club has initiated for a series of media orientation programs for the benefit of its member-journalists. The first lecture of the series will be delivered by the veteran journalist DN Bezboruah on October10 (Saturday). The lecture will begin at 10 am sharp in the press club auditorium, which will be followed by interaction with the resource person.
The former editor of ‘The Sentinel’ and also former president of ‘Editors Guild of India’ Bezboruah will speak about the importance of media fellowship program and also the required quality and efficiency of the fellows to make the initiative a success.
Bezboruah, who has been involved with a national...
"We live in such a place where there is no facility of modern communication system. The road condition is very poor, so naturally transport system is worse. During rainy season we are compelled to live like animals. In health sector, of course we have a dispensary in our village, but there is no doctor for last 15/20 years. So, whenever someone fell sick, the family members of that person had to take the patient for to the state hospital/ phc far away from our village. Apart from that during rainy season our place is affected by flood every time; and this is the time when we people had to suffer a lot. It is very unfortunate for us that though we have a state dispensary here, still we...
A simmering situation is what prevails at Bhimajuli area in Sonitpur district on Monday a day after armed NDFB rebels gunned down at least 12 villagers where over 20 others have been injured.
The angry residents in the tiny hamlet spilled into the streets with bows and sharp arrows in their hands and prevented CRPF jawans from entering in the village. Some other residents have set on fire the vehicle of a magistrate as it was on the way to the village. Some of them set ablaze as many as 25 Boro houses in retaliation to this strike by the Boro rebel outfit. This has forced policemen on duty to resort to blank firing to disperse the mob.
Assam DGP Shankar Baruah even was not allowed to...
At least 12 persons were killed and 30 others injured in an indiscriminate firing by the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants at Bhiumajuli in Bihali Reserve Forest area in Sonitpur district on Sunday. According to information, heavily armed militants belonging to the RaNJAN DAIMARY faction of the Voro rebel outfit came to the spot on Sunday evening and started to fire targeting some shops. The militants earlier served extortion notices only to be denied by the villagers. Immediately after the firing, the militants left the spot leaving 11 persons dead on the spot.The injured have been rushed to nearby civil hospitals at Biswanath Chariali and...
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