Which of these are held by voting via Secret Ballot as against open ballot in the Parliament 1 Elect...........

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Which of these are held by voting via Secret Ballot, as against open ballot, in the Parliament?

1) Election of the office of President and Vice-President

2) Election of members to Rajya Sabha

3) Voting on motions and resolutions in the house

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1 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

None of the above

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Explanation:

Statement 1: This is because in such cases anti-defection rules do not apply. Voters are free to register their choices independently from the party’s view.

Statement 2: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld introduction of open ballot, instead of secret ballot, for elections to the Rajya Sabha. This was to prevent instance of horse trading, where candidates voted for cash. Statement 3: There is an open voting, either by voice or by buttons.

During an 'open' voting period in the house, the individual results are shown by the three characters 'A', 'N' and 'O' on the Individual Result Display Panel. Secret voting, if any, is on similar lines except that the Light Emitting Diode (LED) on the Individual Result Display Panel shows a sign in amber light to show that the vote has been recorded.