Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India: 1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College. 2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State. 3. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala. 4. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh. How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Statement 1: Article 54 of the Constitution defines the Electoral College for the election of the President of India. It consists of only the *elected* members of both Houses of Parliament and the *elected* members of the Legislative Assemblies of States. Nominated members are not eligible. Therefore, this statement is incorrect. 2. Statement 2: The value of vote of each MLA is calculated as: (Total Population of the State / Total number of elective Assembly seats) ÷ 1000. If the number of elective Assembly seats (denominator) is higher, the value of the vote will be *lower*, assuming the population remains constant. Therefore, this statement is incorrect. 3. Statement 3: The value of vote is based on the 1971 census population. For Madhya Pradesh, the value was 131. For Kerala, the value was 152. Therefore, the value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is *less* than that of Kerala. This statement is incorrect. 4. Statement 4: The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is 16, while that of Arunachal Pradesh is 8. The value is directly proportional to the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats. Since Puducherry's vote value (16) is higher than Arunachal Pradesh's (8), it implies that the ratio is also greater for Puducherry as compared to Arunachal Pradesh. This statement is correct. 5. Since only one statement (Statement 4) is correct, the answer is (A).