2.4. Election Procedure

The President of India is elected by indirect election, i.e. by an electoral college, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote, and the voting is by secret ballot.

2.4.1. Electoral College Value of the vote of an MLA = (Total Population of the State)/ (Total number of elected members in the Legislative Assembly X 1000)Value of the vote of an MP = (Total number of votes assigned to the elected members of all the State Assemblies)/(Total number of elected members of both Houses of the Parliament)2.4.2. Manner of Election 2.4.3. Issues related to the Election 2.4.4. Critical Analysis