The President of India is indeed elected indirectly (A). The method of this indirect election is through an electoral college (R), as prescribed by Article 54 of the Constitution. This electoral college consists of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The composition of the electoral college is the reason why the election is indirect, as it is not a direct election by the general public.
Assertion (A) : The President of India is elected by indirect election. Reason (R) : There is a provision of electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of Legislative Assemblies of the Slates. In the context of above statements select the correct answer.
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015 · Topic: The President (Election of the President (Electoral College, Process))
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Answer: C. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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