Consider the following statements:
- In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.
- According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the Opposition.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2017
– Statement 2 is incorrect. The Constitution of India does not lay down provisions mandating that the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the Opposition. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected by the members of the respective house (Lok Sabha or State Assembly). While there has been a convention in the Lok Sabha to offer the Deputy Speaker’s post to the opposition, this is a political convention, not a constitutional rule, and it has not always been followed.