chief whip
/ˌtʃiːf ˈwɪp/noun
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मुख्य सचेतक
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noun
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the senior member of a political party in a parliament who is responsible for making sure that the party's members attend and vote in the way their leaders want
मुख्य सचेतक
- The chief whip told all members to be present for the vote.
- She was appointed the party's chief whip in the Rajya Sabha.
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General knowledge
The office of the whip is not mentioned in the Indian Constitution or in the rules of the House, and it is based on parliamentary convention.
Whip के पद का उल्लेख न तो भारतीय संविधान में है और न ही सदन के नियमों में, यह संसदीय परंपरा पर आधारित है।
Under the anti-defection law in the Tenth Schedule, a member who votes against the party whip can be disqualified.
Tenth Schedule के anti-defection law के अंतर्गत पार्टी whip के विरुद्ध मतदान करने वाले सदस्य को अयोग्य घोषित किया जा सकता है।