Consider the following statements regarding the vacating of seats in Parliament: 1. If a person is elected to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and fails to intimate his choice within 10 days, his seat in the Lok Sabha becomes vacant. 2. If a sitting member of a State Legislature is elected to the Parliament and fails to resign from the State Legislature within 14 days, his seat in the Parliament becomes vacant. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

If a person is elected to both Houses of Parliament and does not intimate his choice within 10 days, his seat in the Rajya Sabha (not Lok Sabha) becomes vacant as per the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
A person cannot be a member of both Parliament and State Legislature simultaneously. If elected to both, he must resign from the State Legislature within 14 days, failing which his seat in Parliament becomes vacant.

Source: Laxmikant (Polity)