In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the

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Q: 66 (IAS/1997)
In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression “population” here means the population as ascertained by the

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,129,93,75,13,129,5

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{'population': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'census': [2, 1, 1, 2], 'many votes': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'total number': [0, 0, 3, 0], 'presidential election': [0, 1, 1, 4], 'legislative assembly': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

The question focuses on the formula used in the electoral process for electing the President of India. The formula takes into account the population of each state and the number of elected members in the state`s Legislative Assembly. In particular, students are asked to identify the year in which the census data was obtained for the population count. The answer is (3) the 1971 Census. Let`s discuss each option:

Option 1 - The 1991 Census: Incorrect, because as of 1997, the population for the electoral process wasn`t calculated based on the 1991 census.

Option 2 - The 1981 Census: Also incorrect. While closer in time, still not the census used.

Option 3 - The 1971 Census: The correct answer. The latest census taken into consideration for the calculation of the votes of each elected member of a state`s Legislative Assembly in the presidential election of India in 1997 was the 1971 census.

Option 4 - The 1961 Census: This is not correct because it`s an earlier census and was superseded by the 1971 census data.

This question addresses the interplay of demographics and politics and tests knowledge of the specific procedures of India`s Presidential election process.