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The President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising of elected members of which of the following? 1. Both the Houses of the Parliament 2. The Legislative Assemblies of States 3. The Legislative Councils of States 4. The Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry Select the correct answer using the code given below.

The President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising of elected members of which of the following? 1. Both the Houses of the Parliament 2. The Legislative Assemblies of States 3. The Legislative Councils of States 4. The Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry Select the correct answer using the code given below. Correct Answer 1, 2 and 4

The answer is 1, 2 and 4.

Key Points

  • President:
    • President is the head of the Union Executive.
    • He is indirectly elected by an electoral college, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
    • Qualifications:
      • ​He should be a citizen of India.
      • He should have completed 35 years of age.
      • He should be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.
      • He should not hold any office of profit under the Union Government or any State Government or any local authority or any other public authority.
      • Article 60 deals with the Oath and Affirmation of the President.
    • The oath of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court.
    • According to Article 56, the President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office.
  • President is Indirectly elected in India.
    • Except for the Legislative Councils of States, the President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising of both the Houses of the Parliament, the Legislative Assemblies of States and the Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry.
    • The total weightage in the voting of all the MPs and MLAs is roughly the same and among states, the weightage is according to the population.


Important Points

  • The manner of election of the President is provided by Article 55 of the Constitution.

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