QUESTION

Medium

Indian Polity

Prelims 2013

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
  2. 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?

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Explanation

Deputy chairman is elected by the Rajya Sabha itself, among its members.

The electoral college for VP consists of both elected and nominated members of parliament (in case of the president only elected members).

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