A. SYSTEM OF ELECTION
1. The system of Election to the office of the President of India is Proportional Representation by Means of Single Transferable Vote.
2. In this system, each voter will have only one vote but voter can indicate his preference for as many contesting candidates as he likes in order of his/her preference or choice.
B. METHOD OF VOTING
3. In the ballot paper, you should vote by placing the figure “1” in the column ‘mark order of preference’ provided opposite the name of the candidate whom you chose as your first preference.
4. This figure “1” shall be placed opposite the name of only one candidate.
5. You have as many preferences as there are contesting candidates.
6. Since in the current Presidential Election, there are only two candidates, you may indicate your further preference for the remaining candidate, if you desire, by placing in the column ‘mark order of preference’ provided opposite the names of such candidates the subsequent figure 2 in the order of your preference.
7. Make sure that you put only one figure opposite the name of any candidate and also make sure that the same figure is not put opposite the names of more than one candidate.
8. Preference shall be indicated in figures only, i.e. 1, 2 and shall not be indicated in words, viz. one, two, first preference, second preference, etc.
9. Figures may be marked in the international form of Indian numerals like 1,2,3, etc. or in Roman form I, II or in the form used in any Indian Language.
10. Make sure that you mark the figures 1, 2 on the ballot paper only with the pen which will be officially supplied to you for the purpose. DO NOT use any other pen or your own pen etc. for marking the said figures 1, 2 as it may invalidate your ballot paper.
