Question

The members of the Municipal Corporation are elected in the same way as :
A. Member of the Legislative Assembly
B. Members of the Legislative Council
C. Members of the Rajya Sabha
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Municipal Corporations in India refers to the urban local governments which work for the development of any Metropolitan City with a population of more than one million. Municipal Corporations are also called as Mahanagar Palika, Nagar Palika, Nagar Nigam, City Corporation, etc.

Complete answer:
Both the Members of Municipal corporation and State Assembly are directly elected by the people and not through nomination. Any Citizen of India, who is of the age 18 or above can exercise their right in both elections. Thus, the election procedure for electing the members of Municipal Corporation is the same as that of the Legislative Assembly of a state.
Option(A) Member of the Legislative Assembly:
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of the State government in India. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). On an average there are anywhere between seven and nine MLAs, for every Member in the Lok Sabha.
Option(B) Members of the Legislative Council:

The process of becoming Members of the Legislative councils are through two ways, one through Election and another through Nomination:
1. Elections:
a)${1/3}^{rd}$ of the MLCs are elected by the respective state’s MLAs
b)Another ${1/3}^{rd}$ by a special electorate consisting of sitting members of the respective state’s local governments such as municipalities and district boards
c)${1/12}^{th}$ of them by an electorate of teachers and another ${1/12}^{th}$ by registered graduates.

2. Nomination: The rest of the members are appointed by the Governor for their distinguished expertise and contributions in various fields on recommendation of state government such as literature, science, art, and social service.

Option(C) Members of the Rajya Sabha:

The process of becoming a member of Rajya Sabha is much like the process of becoming a member of Legislative Council. The number of representatives from a state to Rajya Sabha is directly proportional to its population. Hence, the number of elected to the Rajya Sabha may vary overtime due to formations and bifurcations of states.
The process of becoming Members of the Rajya Sabha are through two ways, one through Election and another through Nomination:
1. Election: Rajya Sabha members are elected by Members of a State's Legislative Assembly on behalf of Citizens:
a)Vote of the Members of a state's Legislative Assembly is proportional representation with the single transferable vote (STV) system in the Rajya Sabha elections. Each MLA’s vote is counted only once.
b)To become a member of Rajya Sabha through election, a candidate should get a required number of votes. That following formula leads to that required number.
Required vote = Total number of votes / (Number of Rajya Sabha seats + 1) + 1.

2. Nomination: The rest of the members are appointed by the Governor for their distinguished expertise and contributions in various fields on recommendation of state government such as literature, science, art, and social service.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: 1)The members of the municipal corporation represent their respective wards in the city, directly elected by the citizens in that ward.
2)Wards are the further classification of a Legislative Assembly Segment area, based on the population.
3)The members of the Municipal Corporation are called Councillors or Corporators.
4)Corporators are elected for a tenure of five years same as that of Members of States Legislative Assembly