| Which of the following statement(s) regarding the election of the President is/are incorrect? |
| 1. Elected members of Legislative Councils of States also participate in the election. |
| 2. The value of the vote of an Member of Parliament to total values of votes of all MLA's of all states upon total number of elected MP. |
| 3. Even if there are more than two candidates, the successful candidate requires to win by getting absolute majority. |
| 4. If the Legislative Assembly of a State is dissolved during the election, then the members of assembly do not participate in the presidential election. |
| Select the correct answer using the codes given below, |
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 3
C) 1 and 2
D) All of these
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
[a] Statement 1 is incorrect, the Electoral College for the election of the President is made up of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, elected Members of Legislative Assemblies of the States and elected Members of Legislative Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry. Statement 2 is correct, the system of election of the President proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. Here, votes keep getting recounted based on the order of preference marked on the votes until a candidate gets a majority of the votes Statement 3 is also correct. Statement 4 is also correct, members of a dissolved Legislative Assembly are not qualified to vote in the presidential election Thus, .the correct answer is [a].
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