UPSC SHORT NOTES | UPSC PRELIMS 2023 | SHORT NOTES FOR UPSC PRELIMS 2023 ON ARTICLE 100 OF INDIAN POLITY.
UPSC short notes on Article 100 of Indian Polity | UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 | Short Notes for Prelims Exam.
ARTICLE 100
- Article 100 of the Indian Constitution deals with the voting in Houses, power od Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Article 100 of the Indian Constitution provides that the speaker shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
- For all the questions arising in either House of the Parliament, the decision is taken on the majority of votes the members have given and the speaker or chairperson of the house will not vote first but in case equality of vote arises then the speaker can cast his vote.
- The speaker presides over the sessions of the houses and conducts the business of the House.
- He also maintains the discipline and decorum of the Houses and can also punish MPs who obstruct it.
PHYSICS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS 2023.
METHOD OF VOTING IN THE LOK SABHA:
The procedure regarding voting and divisions in the House is governed by Article 100(1) of the Constitution and Rules 367, 367A, 367AA, and 367B of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
THE VARIOUS METHOD ADOPTED FOR VOTING IN THE LOK SABHA:
Voice Vote:
It is a simple method for deciding a question put by the Chair on a motion made by a member. Under this method, the question before the House is determined by the 'Ayes' or the 'Noes', as the case may be.
Secret Ballot:
During an open voting period, the individual results are shown by the three colours: Green for 'Ayes', Red for 'Noes', Yellow for 'Absentism' on the individual result display panel. Secret voting, if any, is held on similar lines except that the Light Emiting Diode(LED) on the individual result display panel flashed only white light to show that the vote has been recorded.
Recording of votes by the distribution of slips:
The method of recording of votes by Members on 'Ayes' amd 'Noes' slips is generally resorted to in the eventually of
Sudden failure of the working of the automatic vote recording equipment, and
at the commencement of the new Lok Sabha before the seats numbers have been allotted to members.
Casting Vote:
If in a division the number of 'Ayes' and 'Noes' is equal, the question is decide by the casting vote of the chair, under the Constitution, the Speaker or the person acting as such cannot vote in a division, he/she has only a casting vote which he/she must exercise in the case of equality of votes.