Question

The electoral college for the President of India consists of _________.
(A) Elected members of both the Houses
 (B) Elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states
 (C) Elected members of the legislative assemblies of National Capital territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry
 (D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: When the founding fathers wrote the constitution there were some options they considered for electing the President (direct election, selection by state legislatures, selection by Congress, a compromise of these options).

Complete answer: President of India represents the nation and he/she has legislative powers, judicial powers, pardoning powers, financial powers, emergency powers, military powers, diplomatic powers and executive powers. President is elected by the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, members of the legislative assemblies of the states and National capital territory of Delhi and the union territory of Pondicherry. Weighting of votes in the election of the President is based on to secure as far as possible, uniformity in the scale of representation and to secure parity between the states as a whole and the union in order to work up the idea of federal compact.
Unique procedure adopted in Indian constitution for presidential election that is called proportional representation system.
Proportional representation system to prevent exclusion of minorities from the benefits of the state.
To speak to the assessment of most of the electorate in general.
To give every minority bunch a successful offer in the political life.
 Provides each ethnic group with an effective part of their political life. Voter disapproval and appropriate representation on the national or local council.

So, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: Electoral college is the representatives of the States and the union Territories in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the method in indirect election. The representatives of each state and the Union Territories are by the elected members of the legislative assembly of the state and by the members of the Electoral college.