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UPSC 2003: Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India. 1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals 2. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals 3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest election Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2
(b)Only 2
(c)1 and 3
(d)Only 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only 2
In the Presidential election, the value of one MP’s vote is indeed obtained by dividing the total value of all MLAs’ votes by the total number of elected MPs (statement 2 correct). The value of an MLA’s vote is population-based and divided by 1,000—not a fixed equal number as implied in statement 1; and the total strength of the 2002 electoral college was 4,896, i.e. under 5,000, so statement 3 is wrong. Hence only statement 2 is correct. ([iasexamportal.com](https://iasexamportal.com/paper/IAS_General_Studies_Prelims_Paper_2003_part-2?utm_source=openai))
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