. President The President is the head of the Indian State. He is the First Citizen of India and acts as the symbol of Unity, Integrity and Solidarity of the Nation. Qualification and Election of the President Article says; .
No person shall be eligible for election as President unless he is a citizen of India has completed the age of years is qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha . A person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the government of India, or the government of any state, or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said governments. Article of our Constitution lays down that there shall be a President of India. Article lays down that the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him directly or indirectly.
Further Article provides that the nomination of a candidate for election to the office of President must be subscribed by at least electors as proposers and seconded by another electors of the Electoral College. Every candidate has to make a security deposit of ` , /- in the Reserve Bank of India. This amount will be forefeited if the candidate does not secure / of the votes polled. The President is elected not directly by the people but by members of Electoral College consisting of: The elected members of both the houses of Parliament The elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states The elected members of the legislative assemblies of the union territories of Delhi and Pondicherry.
The President`s election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and the voting is by secret ballot. This system enures that the successful candidate is returned by the absolute majority of votes.