Consider the following statements : 1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected. 2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker's post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker's to the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

States that Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections use the first‑past‑the‑post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the maximum votes wins.

A student can combine this rule with the definition of FPTP (plurality wins) to suspect that >50% is not required and then check constituency results.

Explicitly says the winning candidate need not secure a majority of the votes and names the method as First Past the Post/Plurality system.

Use this explicit statement to conclude that under the prescribed method a simple plurality (not necessarily ≥50%) suffices; verify by sampling constituency tallies.

Provides a clear example/pattern comment that a candidate can win without securing even 50% of the total votes.

A student could look up real constituency vote shares (e.g., multi‑candidate contests) on an election map to find instances where winners had <50%.

Gives a concrete constituency example where the declared winner had about 50.82% and was declared elected because they had more votes than others—illustrating the plurality principle in practice.

Compare this with other constituency result tables to find winners with <50% and thus test whether ≥50% is a general requirement.

Describes a contrasting electoral method (Single Transferable Vote) where a minimum quota is required to be declared winner, showing that majority/quota requirements are system‑dependent.

A student can use this contrast to reason that any majority/quota requirement would be explicitly stated for the system in use; therefore, check whether such a quota is part of the FPTP rules used for Lok Sabha/Assemblies.