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Which of the following is correct? I. President is elected by the electoral college. II. Electoral college consists of elected members of the Parliament. III. Electoral college consists of elected members of the State Legislature. IV. President is elected for five years. V. Tenure of President can be extended in the Emergency period. VI. A person who is a natural Indian citizen can contest the election of President.

Which of the following is correct? I. President is elected by the electoral college. II. Electoral college consists of elected members of the Parliament. III. Electoral college consists of elected members of the State Legislature. IV. President is elected for five years. V. Tenure of President can be extended in the Emergency period. VI. A person who is a natural Indian citizen can contest the election of President. Correct Answer I II III IV VI

The correct answer is I, II, III, IV, VI.

Key Points 

  • Article 56: The President shall hold the office for a period of years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
  • Article 55: It deals with the manner of the election of the President.
    • The election of the President is done by the system of proportional representation by the means of the single transferable vote and the voting is done by secret ballot.
  • Article 54:The President shall be elected by the members of the electoral college consists of :
    • Elected members of both the houses of the Parliament.
    • Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the states.
    • Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territory having Legislative Assembly( National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry).
  • Qualifications for President
    • He should be an Indian Citizen
    • His age should be a minimum of 35 years
    • He should qualify the conditions to be elected as a member of the Lok Sabha
    • He should not hold any office of profit under the central government, state government, or any public authority.
  • President 
    • Article 52: There shall be a President of India.
    • He is the constitutional head of the executive of India.
    • The term of the office of the President is 5 years.
    • He is the first citizen of India.
    • He is an integral part of the Indian Parliament.
    • He can submit his resignation to the Vice President of India.
    • He is the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces
    • First President of India: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    • Current President: Ramnath Kovind.
  • Vacancy in the President's office:- A vacancy in the President's office can occur in any of the following ways:   
    • On the expiry of his tenure of five years. 
    • By his resignation. 
    • On his removal by the process of impeachment.
    • By his death.
    • When he becomes disqualified to hold office or when his election is declared void.
  • To fill the vacancy in the President's Office
  • On the expiry of his tenure of five years. → Election needs to be held before the end of term. In case of any delay in conducting the election of new President for any reason , the outgoing President is going to held the office until his successor assumes the office)   
  • By his resignation, on his removal by the process of impeachment, by his death, when he becomes disqualified to hold office or when his election is declared void. → Election needs to held within six months from the date of occurrence of vacancy. Vice President acts as President until the next President assumes office. 

I. President is elected by the electoral college.→ True

II. Electoral college consists of elected members of the Parliament.  → True

III. Electoral college consists of elected members of the State Legislature. → True

IV. President is elected for five years. → True

V. Tenure of President can be extended in the Emergency period. → False

(This occurs only when his tenure is complete and there is delay in election)   

VI. A person who is a natural Indian citizen can contest the election of President. → True

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