Previous Year Question
With reference to the representation of Uttar Pradesh in Parliament, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats allotted for Rajya Sabha.
(2) 80 members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttar Pradesh.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
Code –
Both 1 and 2
Only 1
Only 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Statement 1 is correct. Uttar Pradesh is allotted 31 seats in the Rajya Sabha. Allocation of Rajya Sabha seats among the States and Union Territories is provided in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Rajya Sabha seats among the States.
Statement 2 is also correct. 80 members of the Lok Sabha are elected from Uttar Pradesh. Current official electoral data also records 80 Parliamentary Constituencies for Uttar Pradesh. Under the present delimitation, these include 63 General and 17 Scheduled Caste reserved constituencies.
The distinction between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha representation is useful here. The 80 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh are directly elected Parliamentary Constituencies, whereas representatives of Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the State Legislative Assembly according to the prescribed electoral system.
Current position—Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats, 31 Rajya Sabha seats and 403 Assembly seats.