The value of votes cast by elected members of the state legislative assemblies and both houses of parliament are determined by the provisions of article 55(2) of the Constitution of India.[4] The details of number of voters and votes for the presidential election are given below.[5] Per the 84th Amendment, the 1971 census is used, and will continue to be used until 2026.[2]
The formula for determining the number of votes held by an MLA is:
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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:
More information Name of the State/Union Territory, Number of State Legislative Assembly seats (elective) ...
Name of the State/Union Territory |
Number of State Legislative Assembly seats (elective) |
Population (1971 Census)[5] |
Value of the vote of each MLA |
Total value of votes for the State/Union Territory |
Andhra Pradesh |
175 |
27,800,586† |
159 |
27,825 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
60 |
467,511 |
8 |
480 |
Assam |
126 |
14,625,152 |
116 |
14,616 |
Bihar |
243 |
42,126,236 |
173 |
42,039 |
Chhattisgarh |
90 |
11,637,494 |
129 |
11,610 |
Delhi |
70 |
4,065,698 |
58 |
4,060 |
Goa |
40 |
795,120 |
20 |
800 |
Gujarat |
182 |
26,697,475 |
147 |
26,754 |
Haryana |
90 |
10,036,808 |
112 |
10,080 |
Himachal Pradesh |
68 |
3,460,434 |
51 |
3468 |
Jammu and Kashmir[6] |
87 |
6,300,000 |
72 |
6,264 |
Jharkhand |
81 |
14,227,133 |
176 |
14,256 |
Karnataka |
224 |
29,299,014 |
131 |
29,344 |
Kerala |
140 |
21,347,375 |
152 |
21,280 |
Madhya Pradesh |
230 |
30,016,625 |
131 |
30,130 |
Maharashtra |
288 |
50,412,235 |
175 |
50,400 |
Manipur |
60 |
1,072,753 |
18 |
1,080 |
Meghalaya |
60 |
1,011,699 |
17 |
1,020 |
Mizoram |
40 |
332,390 |
8 |
320 |
Nagaland |
60 |
516,499 |
9 |
540 |
Odisha |
147 |
21,944,615 |
149 |
21,903 |
Puducherry |
30 |
471,707 |
16 |
480 |
Punjab |
117 |
13,551,060 |
116 |
13,572 |
Rajasthan |
200 |
25,765,806 |
129 |
25,800 |
Sikkim |
32 |
209,843 |
7 |
224 |
Tamil Nadu |
234 |
41,199,168 |
176 |
41,184 |
Telangana |
119 |
15,702,122† |
132 |
15,708 |
Tripura |
60 |
1,556,342 |
26 |
1,560 |
Uttar Pradesh |
403 |
83,849,905 |
208 |
83,824 |
Uttarakhand |
70 |
4,491,239 |
64 |
4,480 |
West Bengal |
294 |
44,312,011 |
151 |
44,394 |
Total |
4,120 |
549,302,005 |
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549,495 |
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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:
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That is, the total Members of Parliament (Elected) = Lok Sabha (543) + Rajya Sabha (233) = 776
- Value of each vote = 549,495 / 776 = 708.11, rounded to 708
- Total value of votes of Parliament = 776 × 708 = 549,408
The number of votes for MPs are as follows:
More information Name of the House, Number of Parliamentary seats (elective) ...
Name of the House |
Number of Parliamentary seats (elective) |
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 |
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Total number of votes for presidential electors are as follows:
More information Elector, Total number of electors ...
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