Consider the following statements : 1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected. 2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker's post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker's to the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Option (d) is correct because India follows the First-Past-The-Post system, where a candidate is declared elected by securing the highest number of votes polled, regardless of whether they cross the 50% threshold. Statement 2 is the most tempting error because while the Deputy Speaker is traditionally chosen from the opposition, this is a parliamentary convention established during the 10th Lok Sabha rather than a provision "laid down in the Constitution." The core concept being tested is the distinction between constitutional mandates and informal parliamentary conventions, alongside the mechanics of India’s electoral system.