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President of India is elected by

  1. A
    Members of the Parliament
  2. B
    Members of the State Assemblies
  3. C
    Directly by the people
  4. D
    Both the Houses of Parliament along with the Members of the State Assemblies

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According to Article 54 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States (including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry).

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President of India is elected by
A
Members of the Parliament
B
Members of the State Assemblies
C
Directly by the people
D
Both the Houses of Parliament along with the Members of the State Assemblies

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