
Rajya Sabha elections rescheduled to June 19
Why it is news?
- Election Commission differed the date for elections to the members of Rajya Sabha.
Election Procedure in Rajya Sabha:
- The Rajya Sabha currently has 245 members, including 233 elected members and 12 nominated
- As per Representation of People Act 1951, every Rajya Sabha member has a tenure of six years and elections to one-third seats are held every two years through proportional representation with the single transferable vote (STV) system