Exp) Option c is the correct answer

Option a is incorrect. While any Indian citizens above the age of 18 years can register themselves as voters and are eligible to vote in Lok Sabha election, it is not so in case of Rajya Sabha. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory. The minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha election or State Legislative Assemble is 25 years. Thus, minimum age for being a voter in Rajya Sabha elections is 25 years.

Option b is incorrect. The voters can give preference order for different candidates only in Rajya Sabha election and not in Lok Sabha. In Lok Sabha elections, each voter only vote for one candidate of his/her choice and candidates with maximum votes wins the election (first past the post system). However, in Rajya Sabha elections, every voter is required to rank candidates according to her or his preference.

Option c is correct. The candidate for election to parliament must be registered as an elector for a parliamentary constituency. This is same in the case of both, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The requirement that a candidate contesting an election to the Rajya Sabha from a particular state should be an elector in that particular state was dispensed with in 2003. In 2006, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of this change.

Option d is incorrect. In Lok Sabha elections, candidates with maximum number of votes is declared winner, irrespective of whether he gets half the votes or not. However, in Rajya Sabha elections, to be declared the winner, a candidate must secure a minimum quota of votes, which is determined by a formula: