The correct answer is (d). Elected members of the Legislative Councils of the States are not included in the electoral college for the election of the President of India.
The electoral college for the election of the President of India consists of the following:
- Elected members of both Houses of Parliament
- Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all the States
- Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry
- The Vice-President of India
- The Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justices of the High Courts of the States
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
The total number of electors in the electoral college is 4,896. Of these, 776 are elected members of the Rajya Sabha, 543 are elected members of the Lok Sabha, and 4,033 are elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The Vice-President of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Chief Justices of the High Courts of the States are also electors.
The President of India is elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. The candidate who secures a majority of the votes polled is elected as the President. If no candidate secures a majority of the votes polled, the election is held between the two candidates who have secured the highest number of votes. The candidate who secures a majority of the votes polled in the second round of voting is elected as the President.