1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State.
2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
The President of India is elected indirectly by the Electoral College and it is conducted in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
Statement 1 is correct: The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of:
1. Elected members of the two Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the States
2. States includes national capital territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry The value of votes of MLAs would differ from State to State as it is based on population criterion and population of each state has a different value.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The value of vote of each MP is the same whether it is Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. There shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the different states at the election of the President as follows:
Value of vote of an MLA of a state:
(Population of state / Total number of elected members of state legislative assembly) * 100 Value of vote of an MP: (Total value of votes of MLA’s of all states/ Total number of elected members parliament) * 100