Electoral college inclusion: elected territorial assembly members to be treated as State representatives for Presidential election. References to State in Articles 54 and 55 are to include the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry so that elected members of their Legislative Assemblies are part of the Presidential electoral college; a related insertion in Article 239AA is proposed with retrospective effect and accompanying state ratification to validate inclusion.
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Electoral college inclusion: elected territorial assembly members to be treated as State representatives for Presidential election.
References to State in Articles 54 and 55 are to include the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry so that elected members of their Legislative Assemblies are part of the Presidential electoral college; a related insertion in Article 239AA is proposed with retrospective effect and accompanying state ratification to validate inclusion.
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