UPSC 2017PolityModerate

Consider the following statements : 1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected. 2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker's post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker's to the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

a
1 only
b
2 only
c
Both 1 and 2
d
Neither 1 nor 2
Elections and Parliament FunctioningElectoral System (FPTP) and Parliamentary OfficesLok Sabha electionState Assembly election50 percent votesFirst Past The Post (FPTP)SpeakerDeputy Speakermajority partyopposition partyConstitution of India

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