Question

From each constituency of the state legislature, the people elect one representative who then becomes a
A) Member of Parliament (MP)
B) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
C) Member of the Legislative Council (MLC)
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint:
- A constituency is a group of voters who elect a representative to a legislative body from a certain location.
- A representative (of a legislative assembly or deliberative body) is a group of people who have been chosen to act and speak on behalf of a larger group.

Complete answer:
In the Indian system of government, 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.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Member of Parliament (MP): This option is incorrect because Members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, are elected by proportional representation by members of all State Legislative Assembly. They are not directly elected by the people.
B) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA): This is the correct answer. A representative chosen from a constituency becomes a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the state legislature (MLA). To be a member of the Legislative Assembly, a person must be an Indian citizen, ii) at least 25 years old, and at least 30 years old to be a member of the Legislative Council.
C) Member of the Legislative Council (MLC): This option is incorrect because Members of the Legislative Council are not elected directly by the people, they are chosen out of the members of legislative assemblies.
D) None of these: This option is incorrect because the correct answer is Option B.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) i.e, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).

Note: A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a legislator elected to the state legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction by the voters of a state constituency. A person must be an Indian citizen to serve in the Legislative Assembly. To be a member of the Legislative Assembly, you must be at least 25 years old and no less than 30 years old.