The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of: 1. The elected members of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha). 2. The elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. 3. The elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry (as provided by the 69th Amendment Act). Members who are nominated to either House of Parliament or a State Legislative Assembly, as well as members of State Legislative Councils, are NOT part of the Electoral College and therefore do not participate in the election of the President.
Who among the following is not directly participating in the election of President ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: The President (Election of the President (Electoral College, Process))
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