The president of India is elected by- (1) All members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (2) Elected members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (3) Elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies including National Capital Territory of Delhi and Union Territory of Pondicherry (4) All members of State Legislative Assemblies Select the correct answer using the code given below- Codes :

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(b) 2 and 3 — Article 54 of the constitution states that the President will be elected by an electorate consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and elected member of the state legislative Assemble. By the 70th constitution Amendment Act 1992, a new provision was added in Article 54 and 55 that it was said that the word 'State' also includes 'National Capital Territory of Delhi' "Union Territory of Pondicherry." Hence statement 2 and 3 are correct.

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(A) 1 and 4

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(C) 2 and 4

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(D) 1 and 3

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