Vice chairman of rajya sabha

The Vice President of India serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. In this role, the Vice President presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha and ensures that the rules and procedures of the house are followed. FREE IAS COACHING AND TEST SERIES FROM IASINDEPTH. SIGN UP NOW As the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Vice President has several important duties and responsibilities, including: 1. Presiding over the sittings of the Rajya Sabha and maintaining order in the house. 2. Declaring the results of voting on motions and resolutions. 3. Deciding on points of order and interpreting the rules of procedure of the house. 4. Giving the casting vote in case of a tie in the vote of the house. In addition to these duties, the Vice President also serves as a mentor and guide to the members of the Rajya Sabha and helps to resolve disputes and ensure smooth functioning of the house. The Vice President of India is elected by the members of the Electoral College, which consists of the members of both houses of Parliament i.e Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The Vice President is elected to a term of five years and can be re-elected to the office.

• • • AAP’s Raghav Chadha loses bungalow he got above his grade, takes RS Secretariat to court AAP’s Raghav Chadha loses bungalow he got above his grade, takes RS Secretariat to court The handbook, however, says that the House Committee chairman is authorised in “exceptional circumstances/special cases” to allot accommodation that is bigger than the entitlement of a member. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat allotted a Type-VII bungalow in New Delhi — a bungalow in this category is usually meant for MPs who are former Union Ministers, Governors or Chief Ministers — to AAP MP Raghav Chadha last year before cancelling the allotment in March this year, prompting the first-time MP to move court and get a stay against dispossession of the property, The Indian Express has learnt. First-time MPs are entitled to a Type-V accommodation in the normal course, according to the Rajya Sabha Members Handbook released in April 2022, while MPs who are former MLAs and MLCs are eligible for a Type-VI. A first-time MP, Chadha was in his first term as an MLA in the Delhi Assembly when he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2022. The first house he was allotted by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat was a Type-VI. The handbook says MPs who are former Union Cabinet Ministers, former Governors or former Chief Ministers and former Lok Sabha Speakers, are entitled to Type-VII, the second largest category available to Rajya Sabha MPs. Also Read | “The cancellation of my allotted house is not an administrative decisi...

• v • t • e The vice president of India ( Bhārat kē Uparāṣṭrapati) is the deputy to the ex officio chairman of the Election, oath and term [ ] Qualifications [ ] As in the case of the president, to be qualified to be elected as vice president, a person must: • Be a citizen of India. • Be at least 35 years of age. • Not hold any office of profit. Unlike in the case of the president, where a person is a member of the Election [ ] The vice president is elected indirectly, by an electoral college consisting of members (elected as well as nominated) of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) , by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is by secret ballot. The election of the vice president is slightly different from the election of the president as the members of state legislatures are not part of the electoral college but the nominated members of Rajya Sabha are part of it. The nomination of a candidate for election to the office of the vice president must be subscribed by at least 20 electors as proposers and 20 electors as seconders. Every candidate has to make a security deposit of The The election is held via After the election has been held and the votes counted, the returning officer declares the result of the election to the electoral college. Thereafter, the returning officer reports the result to the The vice president may resign office by submitting a letter of resignation to the president. The resignation...

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has nominated legendary former athlete PT Usha to the panel of vice-chairperson in the upper house of the Parliament. YSRCP member Vijai Sai Reddy has also been nominated along with her, news agency IANS reported. Announcing the decision, Jagdeep Dhankar said, "This is the first time a nominated member has been appointed in the panel." PT Usha was also elected as the president of the Indian Olympic Association recently. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth-place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, was declared elected unopposed for the top post in the polls being held under the supervision of Supreme Court-appointed retired SC judge L Nageswara Rao. The elevation of Usha to the top job will also mark the end of the long-drawn crisis in the faction-ridden IOA, which was warned of a possible suspension by the International Olympic Committee if elections, originally due in December last year, are not held this month. ALSO READ: IOC member Nita Ambani also wished PT Usha and said, "Delighted to see so many women representatives in Indian Olympic Association's Executive Council". The Committee of Asia (OCA) gave its stamp of approval to the newly-elected body of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) following its recent elections. The two governing bodies also congratulated the IOA president PT Usha through a letter dated December 16, reported PTI. "We took note of the outcomes of t...

Click here to download high resolution photo Profile Name: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Father's Name Late Shri Gokal Chand Mother's Name Late Srimati Kesari Devi Date of Birth 18 May, 1951 Place of Birth Village Kithana, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan Marital Status Married (Year, 1979) Spouse's Name Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar Children One daughter (Smt. Kamna) School Education Had his early education from Class 1 to 5 in village Kithana, at the Government Primary School In Class 6 he took admission in the Government Middle School, Ghardhana, at a distance of 4-5 kms and travelled on foot along with other village students to the school. In 1962, after successfully passing the Chittorgarh, Sainik School, Entrance Examination got admitted to Class 5 in the School on Full Merit Scholarship. Passed from Chittorgarh, Sainik School, after taking the Indian School Certificate Examination recognized by the Cambridge University. College education Graduated in B.Sc. (Honors) Physics from Maharaja’s College, Jaipur, affiliated to the University of Rajasthan. Professional education 1978-1979 LLB from the University of Rajasthan. Profession Was enrolled with the Bar Council of Rajasthan as an Advocate with effect from 10.11.1979. Designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan with effect from 27.3.1990, Since 1990 Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar had been practicing primarily in the Supreme Court and his focus area of litigation have been in the field of Steel, Coal, Mining and Int...

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