PRESIDENT OF INDIA


President of India :-

Ø  The Union Executive consists of the President of India, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. According to the Article 53, the executive power of the Union is vested in the President of India. He exercises such power either directly or through officers subordinate to him.

Ø  The President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college. The Electoral College consists of elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the different States at the election of President.

Ø  The election of President is held in accordance with proportional representation by single transferable secret ballot system.

Ø  The President holds office for 5 years from the date he enters into office and he can be re-elected. A person to be eligible for President’s election should be citizen of India and must have completed 35 years of age and must be qualified to be a member of Lok Sabha.

Ø  The President takes oath from Chief Justice of India and in his absence from the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court.

Ø  The President can only be impeached if he violates the provisions of the Constitution and such charge shall be preferred either in Lok Sabha or in Rajya Sabha.

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