In other words, the lobby has to be cleared for a division. A member of the other T House, who is a Minister, can be present in the House during a division though he has no right to vote. When the Chairman orders that the 'Division' be held, the Secretary-General operates a switch which causes electric bells to ring in the Parliament House complex for two and a half minutes, so that the members who are not present in the House but are present within the Parliament House Complex can rush to the House to record their votes. As soon as the bells stop ringing, all entrances to the Inner Lobby are closed and there cannot be further entry or exit of members from these entrances. The bells ring intermittently, indicating that a division is to take place in Rajya Sabha as against continuous ringing which is the case in the Lok Sabha Division.
Division bells are only for convenience of members.
Members should take sufficient precaution to ensure that they are present at the time of division to record their votes. Each member is assigned a fixed seat. Each voting button has an assigned LED indicating the correct and valid voting function as Song as a button is pressed together with the vote activation button. The voting process starts with a musical sound on the Large Screen Hall display in the two corners of the Chamber. Each member has to keep the voting button as well as vote activation button pressed simultaneously for ten seconds, i.e., at the time of closing of voting in order to register a valid vote.