Consider the following statements regarding the election of President....
Every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a state shall have as many votes as multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the state by the total number of the elected members of the assembly. This can be expressed as
Value of the vote of an MLA = Total population of state/ Total number of elected members in the state legislative assemblyx 1/100
2. Every elected member of either House of Parliament shall have such number of votes as may be obtained by dividing the total number of votes assigned to members of the states' legislative assemblies by the total number of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament. This can be expressed as:
Value of the vote of an MP = Total value of votes of all MLAs of all the states/Total number of elected members of Parliament
The total value of all the MLAs votes is equal to that of all the elected MPs only, which excludes the nominated ones.
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Consider the following statements regarding the election of President....
Statement Analysis:
The statements are comparing the value of an MLA vote and an MLC vote with respect to the Presidential election.
Explanation:
In order to understand the correctness of the statements, let's analyze each statement separately:
Statement 1: The value of an MLA vote is equivalent to that of an MLC casting a vote in the Presidential election.
The statement suggests that the value of an MLA vote is equal to the value of an MLC vote in the Presidential election. However, this statement is incorrect because the value of an MLA vote is not equivalent to that of an MLC vote. In the Presidential election, the value of an MLA vote is determined by the population they represent, while the value of an MLC vote depends on the composition of the electoral college.
Statement 2: The value of the vote of an MLA is equivalent to an MP casting a vote in the Presidential election.
The statement implies that the value of an MLA vote is equal to the value of an MP vote in the Presidential election. However, this statement is also incorrect as the value of an MLA vote is not equivalent to that of an MP vote. In the Presidential election, the value of an MLA vote is determined by the population they represent, whereas the value of an MP vote is determined by the total number of members in both Houses of Parliament.
Conclusion:
Neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct. The value of an MLA vote is not equivalent to that of an MLC vote or an MP vote in the Presidential election. The value of an MLA vote is determined by the population they represent, while the value of an MLC vote depends on the composition of the electoral college, and the value of an MP vote depends on the total number of members in both Houses of Parliament.