In which House, is the Presiding Officer, not a member of that House ?

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In which House, is the Presiding Officer, not a member of that House ?

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Polity

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SSC

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0,1,20,1,19,0,1

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{'vidhan sabha': [3, 0, 1, 0], 'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'presiding officer': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'vidhan parishad': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'house': [15, 3, 9, 18], 'member': [22, 5, 20, 36]}

In the Indian parliamentary system, the Presiding Officer in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, is not a member of that House. This means that the Chairperson or the Vice President of India, who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha, does not have voting rights in the house.

In contrast, in the Lok Sabha, the Presiding Officer known as the Speaker is a member of that House and has voting rights. The Speaker is appointed from amongst the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha.

Similarly, in state legislatures, the Presiding Officer of the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) is a member of that House. However, in the Vidhan Parishad (legislative council), the Presiding Officer is often a member of the Vidhan Parishad itself.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2 - Rajya Sabha.