The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure– (1) Majority number of votes polled (2) Sixty six percent of votes polled (3) Fifty percent of votes polled (4) More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled

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(4) More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled Explanation: The winning candidate in the Election of President of India [Article 54] should secure more than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled. The President is elected by an electoral college.

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