Electoral College (India)
The President is indirectly elected by means of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the Parliament of India and the Legislative assemblies of the States of India and the Union territories of Delhi, and Puducherry.”
The Vice-President is elected by a different electoral college, consisting of members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Composition
The presidential electoral college is made up of the following:- elected members of the Rajya Sabha ;
- elected members of the Lok Sabha ;
- elected members of each state's State Legislative Assembly ; and
- elected members of each union territory possessing a Legislative assembly
Weighing of votes
The formula for determining the number of votes held by an MLA is:
That is, the average constituency size, determined by the 1971 census, in his/her state or union territory, divided by 1,000.
The number of votes for MLAs are as follows:
| S. No. | Name of the State/Union Territory | Number of State Legislative Assembly seats | Population | Value of the vote of each MLA | Total value of votes for the State/Union Territory |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 175 | 27,800,586 | 159 | 27,825 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 60 | 467,511 | 8 | 480 |
| 3 | Assam | 126 | 14,625,152 | 116 | 14,616 |
| 4 | Bihar | 243 | 42,126,236 | 173 | 42,039 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 90 | 11,637,494 | 129 | 11,610 |
| 6 | Delhi | 70 | 4,065,698 | 58 | 4,060 |
| 7 | Goa | 40 | 795,120 | 20 | 800 |
| 8 | Gujarat | 182 | 26,697,475 | 147 | 26,754 |
| 9 | Haryana | 90 | 10,036,808 | 112 | 10,080 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 68 | 3,460,434 | 51 | 3468 |
| 11 | Jammu and Kashmir | 87 | 6,300,000 | 72 | 6,264 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 81 | 14,227,133 | 176 | 14,256 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 224 | 29,299,014 | 131 | 29,344 |
| 14 | Kerala | 140 | 21,347,375 | 152 | 21,280 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 230 | 30,016,625 | 131 | 30,130 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 288 | 50,412,235 | 175 | 50,400 |
| 17 | Manipur | 60 | 1,072,753 | 18 | 1,080 |
| 18 | Meghalaya | 60 | 1,011,699 | 17 | 1,020 |
| 19 | Mizoram | 40 | 332,390 | 8 | 320 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 60 | 516,499 | 9 | 540 |
| 21 | Odisha | 147 | 21,944,615 | 149 | 21,903 |
| 22 | Puducherry | 30 | 471,707 | 16 | 480 |
| 23 | Punjab | 117 | 13,551,060 | 116 | 13,572 |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 200 | 25,765,806 | 129 | 25,800 |
| 25 | Sikkim | 32 | 209,843 | 7 | 224 |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu | 234 | 41,199,168 | 176 | 41,184 |
| 27 | Telangana | 119 | 15,702,122 | 132 | 15,708 |
| 28 | Tripura | 60 | 1,556,342 | 26 | 1,560 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh | 403 | 83,849,905 | 208 | 83,824 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand | 70 | 4,491,239 | 64 | 4,480 |
| 31 | West Bengal | 294 | 44,312,011 | 151 | 44,394 |
| Total | 4,120 | 549,302,005 | 549,495 |
Note:- http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/HandBooks/President_Election_08062017.pdf.
The value of an MP's vote is calculated by dividing the total value of all MLAs' votes by the number of MPs. The formula for determining the number of votes held by an MP is:
That is, the total Members of Parliament = Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha = 776
The number of votes for MPs are as follows:
| Name of the House | Number of Parliamentary seats | Value of the vote of each MP | Total value of votes for the House |
| Lok Sabha | 543 | 708 | 384,444 |
| Rajya Sabha | 233 | 708 | 164,964 |
| Total | 776 | 708 | 549,408 |
Total number of votes for Presidential electors are as follows:
| Elector | Total number of electors | Total value of votes |
| Members of Legislative Assemblies | 4,120 | 549,495 |
| Members of Parliament | 776 | 549,408 |
| Total | 4,896 | 1,098,903 |