Lok Sabha-Rajya Sabha Elections: The number of voters in Lok Sabha elections is in crores, whereas in Rajya Sabha elections the total number of votes is not even one thousand. It is difficult to predict victory or defeat before the results of Lok Sabha elections are announced, whereas almost the results of Rajya Sabha elections are known in advance.
Voting for 56 seats in Rajya Sabha is to be held on 27 February. Rajya Sabha MPs from 15 states will be elected for these 56 seats. Maximum 10 seats are from Uttar Pradesh. The names of the candidates have been shortlisted. All the parties have fielded a total of 59 candidates.
It is clear from this that there will be three candidates who will have to face defeat. Right after the Rajya Sabha elections, Lok Sabha elections are also to be held, for which all the parties are busy preparing. Many parties have also announced the names of some candidates. Here we are telling what is the difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha elections.
The biggest difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha elections is the number of voters. In the Lok Sabha, the general public votes and representatives are elected from every region, who choose their leader in the House. This leader is called the Prime Minister. At the same time, in Rajya Sabha, representatives elected by the public vote and elect Rajya Sabha MPs. currently Lok Sabha Elections There are more than 90 crore voters for Rajya Sabha, while MLAs from every state vote for Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha MPs do not choose their leader together.
Rajya Sabha elections are held in pieces
There are a total of 245 seats in the Rajya Sabha, out of which 12 MPs are nominated by the President, while 233 MPs represent different states and union territories. There are 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. There can be a maximum of 250 members in Rajya Sabha and 552 members in Lok Sabha. Elections are held simultaneously for all seats in the Lok Sabha. After this a new government is formed and a new Prime Minister is elected.
Rajya Sabha elections are held in three parts. MPs of 33 percent of the states are elected at one go. The tenure of a Lok Sabha MP is five years, while the tenure of a Rajya Sabha MP is six years. To become a Lok Sabha MP, the minimum age should be 25 years, while to become a Rajya Sabha MP, the minimum age should be 30 years.
Votes are not kept confidential in Rajya Sabha
The vote of every person in the Lok Sabha is kept confidential. Every voter can vote for his favorite leader as per his wish. However, this is not the case in Rajya Sabha. Here, before voting, MLAs have to show their party chief to whom they are voting. If a leader does not vote for his party’s candidate, he can be expelled from the party.
Rules changed in 2001
Earlier, even in Rajya Sabha elections, votes were kept confidential, but in 1998, some MLAs did cross voting and the Congress candidate was defeated. After this, it was found that MLAs do cross voting due to greed of money and fear of powerful leaders. To stop this, a rule was brought that the MLA of every party will have to show his slip to the party leader before casting his vote.
Arun Jaitley had brought this bill in 2001. After this, whenever cross voting occurs, the party knows which MLA has done cross voting. The party can ask the reason for this and later even expel the MLA from the party. On several occasions, MLAs who indulged in cross-voting have been expelled from the party.
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