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 Central Bureau of Investigation begins its probe into the October 30 serial blast in Assam along with the cases of communal violence in its Udalguri and Darrang districts in the first week of October.According to information, led by DIG P Kamraj, the team is set to visit the violence hit areas including Bongaigaon,Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road along with the riot hot areas of the two lower Assam districts. .It may be noted that CBI has taken over probe as the state government-constituted Special Investigation Team failed to bring any clues.Earlier on Thursday, notification to this effect was issued by the Centre after the state government requested for a probe by the agency to go into the...
The Assam government demands Rs 20, 495 crore grant from the 13th Finance Commission citing the adverse impact of the global economic meltdown besides in view of the Sixth pay panel recommendation.In memorandum submitted to the 13th pay panel on Thursday, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requested the commission to consider the fall in the state’s own tax and non tax revenue and its share of central taxes and steep fall in international crude oil prices leading to oil royalty loss by more than Rs 1000 crore per annum.He said the Commission should look in to the ramification of 6th Pay Commission and global economic meltdown. Gogoi has also cajoled Finance Commission to raise the aggregate...
The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the over probe into the October 30 serial blasts in Assam. According to information,the central agency has issued a notification to this effect on Thursday after the Assam government formally urged the Centre to go for it.
It is learnt that a 30 member CBI team led by DIG P Kamrajis arriving the state on Friday for investigation.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi agreed to suggestions made by various political parties for a CBI probe into the blasts that left 84 people dead and over 400 injured. The suggestions were made during an all-party meeting held under the chairmanship of Gogoi to discuss the situation arising out of the blasts...
Assam has completed the first phase of poultry culling operation in the bird flu-affected areas of Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta and Dibrugarh districts. Process iun progress for culling of around one lakh more poultry in these areas during mopping operations.Culling operation in Sarpara, Patgaon and Raja Bazar areas of Kamrup district has been completed and no fresh report of spread of the disease has been received from anywhere in the State.Assam Chief Minister has reviewed the situation at a high level meeting in Dispur on Wednesday asked the concerned officials to initiate massive awareness drives against the dreaded disease. Gogoi, further, appealed to the people to cooperate with the...
The Government will soon quicken the process of fencing along Indo-Bangla border if union home minister P Chidambaram is to be believed.In his statement in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the home minister said it was not satisfied with the progress in fencing of the Indo-Bangla border and will take steps to quicken the process.According to the Union home minister, the country is convinced that terrorists are finding shelter in Bangladesh and the matter would again be taken up with Dhaka when a new democratic government comes to power there.He said, “I am not satisfied with the progress in fencing.The government will take steps to quicken the process of fencing along the Indo-Bangla...
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland is landing in yet another trouble. Several Bodo organisations in Karbi Anglong district have served the militant outfit an ultimatum to leave the hills distirct by December 25 to avoide major wrath.Addresing a press conference recently, these organisations have asked the militants for unconditional release of kidnapped teacher Ajit Basumatari before Christmas. Further, these Bodo organisations have threatened a massive movement against the NDFB in the district. These include Sahitya Sabha, All Bodo Women’s Welfare Federation, All Bodo Employees Association, All Bodo Students Union, Bodo Harimu Afad and the Ex-BLT welfare Association.The...
Gun will fall silent in Nagaland if the peace message that runs across the north eastern state is any indication. Festivity grips the state as the Christmas is round the corner. Only a few days are left for the festival in the state but this time it will be a festival that could usher it into a new era of peace. Pre-Christmas celebrations are underway with a message of peace. In a swashbuckling evening on Sunday, cutting across their ideological barriers, people thronged in thousands at Mon township with dance and music. For the first time, the NSCN (Khaplang) cadres were participating in the function represented the officials of altogether 15 churches.It was as if dance and music...
Culling operation in Assam has completed in three areas of two districts on Tuesday where the killer avian flu is creating panic. According to information, the number of birds culled so far reached nearly 4 lakh.Officials here say the 18-day exercise ended in the areas covering a radius of 3 km in Kamrup Rural and Kamrup Metro districts while the operations continued elsewhere in the state with the state veterinary and animal husbandry department aiming to create bird free zones in the other affected areas very soon.Nearly 5,40,000 affected birds have been targeted with 1.40 lakh birds remaining to be culled. Reports of unusual death of birds are coming from more areas in thge city of...
Senior journalist and editor of 'Prantik', Pradip Baruah will attend the next 'Guest of the Month' programme of Guwahati Press Club on December 20, 2008. The interactive session will begin at 2 pm.A conscious editor and a sincere observer of Assamese society will talk about the struggling period of his life during the programme-when he launched the fortnightly magazine 'Prantik' (Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia as chief editor) in 1981.The member-journalists are requested to attend the same.
Stung by the recent spate of events, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, NDFB General Assembly has removed Ranjan Daimary and appointed Dhiren Boro as the new Chairman of the outfit.The Bodo militant outfit, which is now under ceasefire and faces serious charges of being allegedly involved in the several blasts. The General Assembly which was held after 8 long years, and that too in the absence of Ranjan Daimary, at Serfunguri under Kokrajhar district on Monday.
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