Procedure for election of the President of India
The President of India is elected according to secret ballot by the system of proportional representation through single transferable vote.
The President of India is elected according to secret ballot by the system of proportional representation through single transferable vote.
The President of India can be removed from the office for violation of the constitution by impeachment. Such a motion of impeachment can be initiated by any House of Parliament In such a case one fourth of the members, of the house, intending to move such a motion have to serve a fourteen days notice in writing.
The powers and functions that have been vested in the President of India may be classified under the following heads. The Executive powers, Legislative powers, Military powers, Diplomatic powers, judicial powers, financial powers and Emergency powers.
The Constitution of India provides for a Vice-President whose role in the Government is comparatively insignificant. This office is sometimes compared with the office of the American Vice-President who is addressed as "His Superfluous Highness" for his meaningless presence in the administrative and constitutional set up.
The President's role may at best be advisory; he may act as the guide, philosopher and friend to the Ministers, but cannot assume to himself the role of their master- a role which is assigned to the Prime Minister.
The President of India has vast powers. They can be classified as Executive powers; Legislative powers; judicial powers; financial powers; and Emergency powers.
Out first President may be truly described as one of the finest representatives of modern India, a product of Western culture with an outlook on life essentially Indian. His life reflects synthesis of cultures and varied experiences through which he passed his life.