Consider the following statements:
- The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
- While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.
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 – 2013
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India (Article 64), who is *not* a member of the Rajya Sabha. However, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected from amongst the *members* of the Rajya Sabha (Article 89). Thus, the Deputy Chairman *is* a member of the House. Statement 2 is correct. In the election of the President, only elected members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territories vote (Article 54). Nominated members do not vote. However, in the election of the Vice-President, the Electoral College consists of members of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), which includes both elected and nominated members (Article 66).