Presidential election: The process
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 19 2012:
The President of India is elected by an electoral college comprising MPs and MLAs.
- 776 MPs, all except nominated ones, cast their vote.
- 4120 MLAs cast their vote.
- 708 votes is the value of each MP's vote.
- Meanwhile, the value of an MLA's vote is variable.
It depends on the population of the state the MLA represents.
Pranab vs Sangma: How the numbers stack up .
Support for Pranab:
UPA (+TMC) + RJD + SP + BSP + JDS + CPM + FB
+ NDA allies (Shiv Sena and JDU) = 66.7 per cent .
Support for Sangma:
BJP + SAD + JMM + BJD + AIADMK = 30.3 per cent .
Undecided parties:
TDP + others = 3 per cent.
Value of a manipur MLA is 18 votes in Presidential poll .