Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India :
- 1.The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.
- 2.Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State.
- 3.The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.
- 4.The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is wrong: nominated members are not part of the President's electoral college. Statement 2 is wrong: an MLA's vote value depends on the State's population divided by its number of seats, not on the number of seats alone. Statement 3 is wrong: a Madhya Pradesh MLA's vote is worth 131, less than Kerala's 152. Statement 4 is correct: Puducherry's value (16) is higher than Arunachal's (8) because it has more people per seat. So only one.
Watch for: Statement 2 reverses the logic; more seats for the same population actually lowers each vote's value.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because statements 1, 2 and 3 are all incorrect.
- C. Wrong because only statement 4 is correct.
- D. Wrong because nominated members are not voters in this election.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Articles 54 and 55; Election Commission of India, Presidential Election 2022 (value of votes)
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