Q: What is Presidential Electoral College ?

Ans: According to Article 54 of Indian Constitution, there is no direct election for the Indian President. An electoral college elects him. The electoral college responsible for President’s elections comprises elected members of:

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Legislative Assemblies of the states (Legislative Councils have no role).

Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.

The value of the vote of an MLA is given below:

Value of the vote of an MLA= (Total Population of the State/ Total number of elected members in the state legislative assembly ) * 1/1000

Value of vote of MP=( Total value of votes of all MLAs of the states/ Total number of Elected Members of Parliament)

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Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council are the two chambers of the State legislature. The Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the state legislature equivalent to Lok Sabha. On the other hand, an administrative board is known as the Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad, which functions as the upper house of State equivalent to Rajya sabha. It is not required for the state to have an administrative chamber.

The presidential electoral college is made up of the following: elected members of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament of India); elected members of the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India); elected members of each state's Legislative Assembly (lower house of the state legislature).