UPSC Prelims 2017 · GS Paper 1 · Q76
Polity
Medium · Parliament: Speaker and Deputy Speaker
Consider the following statements regarding elections and Parliament in India:
1. A candidate must secure at least 50 percent of the votes polled in a constituency to be declared elected to the Lok Sabha.
2. The Constitution explicitly provides that the office of Speaker goes to a member of the majority party and the office of Deputy Speaker goes to a member of the Opposition.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?