Consider the following statements: 1. Only the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies are eligible to vote in Rajya Sabha elections. 2. None of the Above (NOTA) option is applicable in Rajya Sabha elections. 3. Rajya Sabha elections, including by polls, use the first-past-the-post system. How many of the statements given above are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Only the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies are eligible to vote in Rajya Sabha elections.
2.None of the Above (NOTA) option is applicable in Rajya Sabha elections.
3.Rajya Sabha elections, including by polls, use the first-past-the-post system.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is correct. The representatives of states in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the state legislative assemblies using a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.

Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect. The Supreme Court of India ruled that the NOTA option is not applicable in Rajya Sabha elections. It is only available in direct elections like those for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Rajya Sabha elections use the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote, not the first-past-the-post system.

Source: AIR

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