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The electoral college for the President of India consists of _________.

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Elected members of both the Houses of Parliament
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Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States
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Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry
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All of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A All of the above
The President is elected by indirect election by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of Parliament, the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies of all States and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of two Union Territories(Puducherry and Delhi). The election is held by proportional representation system by single transferable vote method.

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