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Indian Polity UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

The electoral college for Presidential election consists of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: All elected members of Union Parliament and state legislative assemblies

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “All elected members of Union Parliament and state legislative assemblies”.
The presidential electoral college is made up of the following:

1) elected members of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament of India);
2) elected members of the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India);
3) elected members of each state's Legislative Assembly (lower house of the state legislature);

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