Q. The Electoral College for the election of the Vice-President consists of?
1.The elected members of both the Houses of Parliament.
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 Pondicherry.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation: The Vice-President, like the president, is elected not directly by the people but by the method of indirect election.
He is elected by the members of an electoral college of both Houses of Parliament.
Thus, this Electoral College is different from the Electoral College for the election of the President in the following two respects:
- It consists of both elected and nominated members of the Parliament (in the case of president, only elected members).
- It does not include the members of the state legislative assemblies (in the case of President, the elected members of the state legislative assemblies are included).
Source: Laxmikanth
