Question

The representatives of the state in Rajya Sabha are elected by
1. Chief Minister of state
2. Elected members of state legislative assembly
3. President
4. Governor

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Elected members of state legislative assembly

The correct answer is Elected members of state legislative assembly.

• The representatives of the States and of the Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the method of indirect election. 
  • The representatives of each State and two Union territories are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory, as the case may be, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
  • The Electoral College for the National Capital Territory of Delhi consists of the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, and that for Puducherry consists of the elected members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
• Hence, option 2 is correct. 

• Disqualifications
  • Article 102 of the Constitution lays down that a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament –
    • if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law;
    • if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
    • if he is an undischarged insolvent;
    • if he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;
    • if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament.