Question

if a head of the state is elected person and not a hereditary position what is it called

Answer 1

If the head of state is an elected person, he is called the president, and the form of government is a republic government.

Answer 2

The Indian democratic political ecosystems follow the method of leader selection through the public votes.

Similarly,the heads of the Indian states are also elected by the public votes and this post is completely non-heriditary.

And,these heads of the Indian states are also known as the CM or "Chief Minister".

And through the "Bidhan Sava" elections,these CMs are selected in the gap of 5 years.