The Electoral College for the election of the President consists of:

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Correct — C, elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of State Assemblies. Under Article 54, the Electoral College for the President's election is made up ONLY of elected MPs (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha) and elected MLAs of the State Legislative Assemblies — and, since the 70th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the NCT of Delhi and Puducherry as well. Nominated members and Legislative Council (MLC) members are deliberately excluded.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong — this omits State Assemblies entirely and drops the 'elected' qualifier; the Electoral College is not Parliament alone.  (b) Close, but wrong — it is missing the crucial word 'elected'; nominated members (e.g., Rajya Sabha's nominated members) are not part of the Electoral College.  (d) Wrong — option (c) correctly and completely describes the Electoral College.

Concept: Article 54 constitutes the Electoral College that elects the President: the elected members of both Houses of Parliament plus the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The 70th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 extended this to the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry, since both have their own legislatures.

State PCS 2023 Q81 — Indian Polity PYQ with Answer

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