The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by A. any fifty citizens of India B. any fifty members of the Parliament C. any five member of the Electoral College D. any fifty members of the Electoral College

The correct answer is A. any fifty citizens of India.

The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament, the

legislative assemblies of all states, and the legislative councils of the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.

Any fifty citizens of India can propose the name of a candidate for the office of President. The proposer and seconder must be citizens of India and must not be less than 35 years of age.

The nomination paper must be signed by at least 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders. The nomination paper must be accompanied by a deposit of ₹15,000, which is refunded to the candidate if he or she secures at least one-eighth of the total number of votes polled.

The election of the

President is held in accordance with the 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.