Manner of election of President ensures proportional representation and uniform State parity in allocation of electoral votes. Procedure for electing the President prescribes a weighted voting scheme to secure uniformity of State representation and parity with the Union: Assembly members' votes are determined by population per elected member in multiples of one thousand with an upward adjustment for a qualifying remainder; MPs' votes are obtained by dividing total Assembly votes by total elected MPs with specified rounding. The election uses proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and secret ballot, and 'population' is defined by the most recent published census subject to transitional provision.