The Electoral College that votes for the President comprises the elected
members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the
State Assemblies.
To ensure uniformity in representation of each State according to
its population and the total number of elected MLAs from each, a certain
value is attached to the vote of an MLA of each State, and a value is
also attached to each MP's vote.
The value of an MLA’s vote is calculated by dividing the total
population of his State by the total seats in the Vidhan Sabha of that
State, and then again dividing it by 1,000.
The value of an MP’s vote is worked out by adding the total value of
votes assigned to all MLAs of the country, and then dividing it by the
number of elected members of Parliament (both Houses).
For the election, members of the Electoral College mark their order
of preference for each candidate on the ballot. A candidate in order to
be elected must secure his quota of votes (values added up), which is 50
per cent of valid votes plus 1. Second preference is considered when no
candidate wins more than half the total votes.
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