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Politics & government

Single transferable vote

A voting method in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. A candidate who reaches the required quota is elected, and surplus or eliminated votes pass to the next preference.

Related termsProportional representationRajya Sabha

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PoliticsIndia

How the Rajya Sabha works

A house that is never dissolved, elected by state legislators, with equal say on most laws — but not on money.

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