Question

In which model of elections, the President and the Vice-President, the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected?

1. By-Elections
2. Direct Election
3. Indirect Election
4. Midterm election

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Indirect Election

The Correct Answer is Indirect Election.

• The indirect election is a process in which voters in an election do not choose between candidates for an office but rather elect persons who will then make the choice. 
• Some examples of indirectly elected bodies and individuals include: the election of the United States President is an indirect election. Voters elect the electoral college, which then elects the President.
• The President of Germany is similarly elected by a Federal Convention convened for that purpose.
• India and several other countries have a President or other largely ceremonial heads of state elected by their parliament.
• The indirect election is one of the oldest forms of elections and is used by many countries for heads of state (such as presidents), cabinets, heads of government (such as prime ministers), and/or upper houses.

• A By-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a by-poll, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. 
• Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they desire to see elected.
• The midterm election is a type of election where the people can elect their representatives and other subnational officeholders in the middle of the term of the executive.