Electoral College
Electoral College is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2018, 2019, 2021). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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भारताच्या उपराष्ट्रपती बाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान चुकीचे आहे ? Which one of the following statements about the Vice-President of India is incorrect ?
(a)या पदासाठी असलेल्या निर्वाचन मंडळामध्ये संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या निर्वाचित सदस्यांचा समावेश असतो. / The electoral college for election to this office consists of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament.
(b)ते राष्ट्रपतीच्या अनुपस्थिती मध्ये सहा महिन्यापेक्षा जास्त काळ नाही इतक्या कालावधीसाठी राष्ट्रपती पदावर राहू शकतात. / He can hold the office of the President for a period not exceeding six months in the absence of the President.
(c)या पदाच्या निवडणुकीसाठी किमान 20 मतदार हे प्रस्तावक आणि 20 मतदार हे अनुमोदक असणे आवश्यक असते. / For election to this office a candidate's nomination paper must be subscribed by at least 20 electors as proposers and 20 electors as seconders.
All the given statements regarding the Vice-President of India are correct (e.g., electoral college has MPs from both houses, acts as President for max 6 months, nomination requires 20 proposers and 20 seconders). Therefore, none of the statements is incorrect.
खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : अ. मूळच्या राज्य घटनेत उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या संयुक्त बैठकीत व्हावी अशी तरतूद होती. ब. 1961 च्या 11 व्या घटनादुरुस्तीने उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निवडीची पद्धत बदलण्यात आली. क. उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या केवळ निर्वाचित सदस्यांच्या निवडमंडळाकडून केली जाते. ड. निवड मंडळ (Electoral College) अपूर्ण होते या कारणास्तव उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निव्वडणुकीला आव्हान देता येत नाही. Consider the following statements : a. The original Constitution provided that the Vice-President would be elected by the two Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting. b. The 11th Constitutional Amendment, 1961 changed the procedure of election of the Vice-President. c. The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members only of both the Houses. d. The election of the Vice-President cannot be challenged on the grounds that the electoral college was incomplete.
(a)मूळच्या राज्य घटनेत उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागराहांच्या संयुक्त बैठकीत व्हावी अशी तरतूद होती. / The original Constitution provided that the Vice-President would be elected by the two Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting.
(b)1961 च्या 11 व्या घटनादुरुस्तीने उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निवडीची पद्धत बदलण्यात आली. / The 11th Constitutional Amendment, 1961 changed the procedure of election of the Vice-President.
(c)उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या केवळ निर्वाचित सदस्यांच्या निवडमंडळाकडून केली जाते. / The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members only of both the Houses.
(d)निवड मंडळ (Electoral College) अपूर्ण होते या कारणास्तव उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निव्वडणुकीला आव्हान देता येत नाही. / The election of the Vice-President cannot be challenged on the grounds that the electoral college was incomplete.
Originally, the Vice-President was to be elected by a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament. The 11th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1961 changed this to an electoral college of both houses, and stated that an incomplete electoral college cannot invalidate the election. Statement c is wrong because elected AND nominated members both participate in the VP election.
खालीलपैकी कोण राष्ट्रपतीपदाच्या निवडणुकीत थेट भाग घेत नाही? Who among the following is not directly participating in the election of President ?
(a)लोकसभा व राज्याचे निवडलेले सदस्य / The elected members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
(b)राज्यांच्या विधानसभांचे निर्वाचित सदस्य / The elected members of Legislative Assemblies of the State.
(c)दिल्ली आणि पुदुचेरी या केंद्रशासित प्रदेशांच्या विधानसभांचे निर्वाचित सदस्य / The elected members of Legislative Assemblies of the union territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
(d)राज्य विधान परिपदांचे निवडलेले आणि नामनिर्देशित सदस्य / Both elected and nominated members of the state legislative councils.
State Legislative Councils (Vidhan Parishad) do not participate in the election of the President. The electoral college consists of elected members of both houses of Parliament, elected members of State Legislative Assemblies, and elected members of Delhi and Puducherry UTs.