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The President of India is elected by a proportional representation system through single transferable vote. This implies that

each elected MP or MLA has an equal number of votes

MPs and MLAs of a State have the same number of votes

all MPs and MLAs have one vote each

MPs and MLAs of different States have different numbers of votes

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The President of India is elected by an electoral college using a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote [1]. To ensure uniformity among states and parity between the Union and States, the value of each vote is weighted based on population. The value of an MLA's vote is calculated by dividing the state's population (1971 census) by the total number of elected members of its Legislative Assembly [3]. Consequently, the value of an MLA's vote varies significantly between states; for instance, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh has a vote value of 208, while an MLA from Sikkim has a value of only 7. While the value of an MP's vote is uniform across all MPs, it is derived from the total value of all MLA votes divided by the total number of elected MPs [4]. Thus, MPs and MLAs of different states hold different numbers of votes (vote values).

Sources

[1] https://ceoharyana.gov.in/Website/ELECTIONCOMMISSION/Images/cc770de3-95f3-45a0-a55c-713e54f18134.pdf
[2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 18: President > 200 ,yj' lndian Polity > p. 201
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(India)
[4] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 18: President > ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT > p. 187

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