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Which amongst the following statements in context of presidential election in India is incorrect?

The election shall be held in accordance with the system of Proportional Representation by means of the single transferable vote

The population of the States for the purposes of calculation of value of votes shall mean the population as ascertained at the 1971-census.

The ballot paper of presidential election carries order of preference instead of election symbol

Each elector has to mark his preference and the ballot paper is considered invalid if all the preferences are not marked.

Explanation:

4th statement is incorrect.

Each member of the electoral college is given only one ballot paper. The voter, while casting his vote, is required to indicate his preferences by marking 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. against the names of candidates.

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