how is President elected in India
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The president is indirectly elected by parliament of India and legislative assembly
President:
President is the head of the Indian state and first citizen of India. He is head of the executive. He is regarded as nominal executive as the real powers are vested in the council of ministers headed by the prime minister.
Qualification for Election as President:
1) Citizen of India
2) Completed 35 years of age
3) Qualified for election as a member of the loksabha
4) Shouldn't hold any office of profit under union or state or local or public.
Election of the President:
President is elected not directly by the people. President is elected by the following:
1) Elected members of both the houses of parliament.
2) Elected members of the legislative assemblies of states.
3) Elected members of the legislative assemblies of union territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
Note: Nominated members donot participate in the election of the President.
Process of Election:
• The president election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and the voting is by secret ballot.
• Value of the vote of an MLA = Total population of state/ total number of elected members in the state legislative assembly × 1/1000
• Value of the vote of an MP = Total value of votes of all MLA's of all states/Total number of elected members of parliament.
• The voter casting the vote is required to indicate his/her preferences by marking 1,2,3,4,.. etc against the name of candidates.
• In the 1st phase the 1st preference votes are counted and the candidates who secures least number of 1st preference votes are cancelled and their 2nd preference votes are transferred to the 1st preference candidates.