GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN POLITICS

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Who decides the disputes regarding election of the President?
A
The Supreme Court
B
The Election Commission
C
The Parliament
D
Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission.

Detailed explanation-2: -Election. The vice president is elected indirectly, by an electoral college consisting of members (elected as well as nominated) of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha), by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is by secret ballot.

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