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In the election of the President of India, what must be uniform as far as practicable under Article…

Article 55(1) seeks uniformity, as far as practicable, in the scale of representation of the States. Article 55(2) prescribes how votes are weighted. Under Article 54, the…

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In the election of the President of India, what must be uniform as far as practicable under Article 55(1) of the Constitution?

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Article 55(1) seeks uniformity, as far as practicable, in the scale of representation of the States. Article 55(2) prescribes how votes are weighted. Under Article 54, the State component of the electoral college comprises elected Legislative Assembly members.

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Option A

Article 55(1) specifies the scale of representation of the different States.

Option B

Article 55(2) uses a weighting formula. It does not allocate identical vote totals to all States.

Option C

Article 54 includes elected Assembly members. Nominated Legislative Council members are outside that category.

Option D

Article 55 regulates voting values in this election. It does not equalize the number of MPs from each State.

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