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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2022: Statement of Value of Votes of Elected Members of the State Legislative Assemblies
and Both Houses of Parliament as per Provisions of Article 55(2) of the Constitution of India
SL. Name of State/ No. of Assembly Population Value of Vote Total Value of Votes
No. Union Territory Seats (Elective) (1971 Census) of Each M.L.A. for the State (3)x(5)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
1 Andhra Pradesh 175 27800586 159 27825
2 Arunachal Pradesh 60 467511 8 480
3 Assam 126 14625152 116 14616
4 Bihar 243 42126236 173 42039
5 Chhattisgarh 90 11637494 129 111610
6 Goa 40 795120 20 800
7 Gujarat 182 26697475 147 26754
8 Haryana 90 10036808 112 10080
9 Himachal Pradesh 68 3460434 51 3468
10 Jharkhand 81 14227133 176 14256
11 Karnataka 224 29299014 131 29344
12 Kerala 140 21347375 152 21280
13 Madhya Pradesh 230 30016625 131 30130
14 Maharashtra 288 50412235 175 50400
15 Manipur 60 1072753 18 1080
16 Meghalaya 60 1011699 17 1020
17 Mizoram 40 332390 8 320
18 Nagaland 60 516449 9 540 CALCULATION FOR TOTAL VALUE OF VOTES
19 Odisha 147 21944615 149 21903
20 Punjab 117 13551060 116 13572 (a) Value of each Member of Parliament's vote:
21 Rajasthan 200 25765806 129 25800 Total Members =
22 Sikkim 32 209843 7 224 Lok Sabha (543) + Rajya Sabha (233) = 776
23 Tamil Nadu 234 41199168 176 41184 Value of each vote = 5,43,231 / 776 = 700
24 Telangana 119 15702122 132 15708 (b) Total value of votes of 776 Members of
25 Tripura 60 1556342 26 1560 Parliament = 700 X 776 = 5,43,200
26 Uttarakhand 70 4491239 64 4480 (c) Total Electors for the Presidential Election
27 Uttar Pradesh 403 83849905 208 83824 = MLAs (4033) + MPs (776) = 4809
28 West Bengal 294 44312011 151 44394 (d) Total value of votes of 4809 Electors
29 NCT of Delhi 70 4065698 58 4060 for the Presidential Election 2022
30 UT of Puducherry 30 471707 16 480 = 5,43,231 + 5,43,200 = 10,86,431

Total 4033 543002005 543231

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