Consider the following statements regarding the election of the Presid

Consider the following statements regarding the election of the President of India :

Every Member of Parliament can vote in the election of the President of India.
Every elected Member of Parliament can vote in the election of the President of India.
Every elected member of a State Legislative Assembly can vote in the election of the President of India.

Which of the above statements is/are not correct ?

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1 only

2 and 3 only

3 only

1 and 2 only

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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2021-22

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The correct answer is A) 1 only.

The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of: (i) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament; and (ii) the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry are also included in the electoral college by virtue of the 70th Amendment Act, 1992. Nominated members of Parliament and members of State Legislative Councils do not participate in the President’s election.
Statement 1 is incorrect because nominated Members of Parliament do not vote.
Statement 2 is correct because every elected Member of Parliament (from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) votes.
Statement 3 is correct because every elected member of a State Legislative Assembly votes.
Therefore, only statement 1 is not correct.

The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote, and the voting is by secret ballot.

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