The electoral college that elects the Vice- President of India consists of

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Q: 88 (CDS-II/2006)
The electoral college that elects the Vice- President of India consists of

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Polity

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CDS-II

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0,120,73,9,44,120,20

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{'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'electoral college': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'legislative assemblies': [2, 1, 2, 5], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Option 1 is incorrect because the electoral college that elects the Vice-President of India is not limited to the members of Rajya Sabha only. Option 2 is also incorrect because it states that only elected members of both Houses of Parliament are a part of the electoral college, which is not true.

The correct answer is option 3 - members of both Houses of Parliament. The electoral college for the Vice-President of India consists of all the members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The Vice-President is elected by a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. The members of both Houses of Parliament have the responsibility to elect the Vice-President. It is important to note that the electoral college for the Vice-President is separate from the electoral college for the President of India, which consists of elected members of both Houses of Parliament as well as members of legislative assemblies of states.