The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana are:
2022
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana are:
- A.
7 and 4
- B.
10 and 4
- C.
10 and 5
- D.
12 and 5
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Correct answer: C
Concept: Under the Constitution, each state's Lok Sabha seat count is fixed by delimitation based on population (frozen since the 1971 census by the 42nd/84th Amendments, pending the next delimitation), while its Rajya Sabha seat count is fixed under the Fourth Schedule, also roughly proportional to population, out of a national total of 245 Rajya Sabha seats.
Application: Applying this allocation to Haryana, the state currently sends 10 members to the Lok Sabha and 5 members to the Rajya Sabha, giving the pair "10 and 5".
Cross-check: This total of 15 parliamentary seats for Haryana is consistent with its share of the country's population under the frozen delimitation, and no other listed pairing reproduces both figures together:
"7 and 4" understates both the Lok Sabha figure (10) and the Rajya Sabha figure (5).
"10 and 4" gets the Lok Sabha figure right (10) but understates the Rajya Sabha figure, which is 5, not 4.
"12 and 5" gets the Rajya Sabha figure right (5) but overstates the Lok Sabha figure, which is 10, not 12.