the President of the India is directly elected by the people of India is it true or false
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Answer:
False
Explanation:
President is not elected by people.
Answer:
Do you think the president of India should be directly elected by the people? Why or why not?
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Do you think the president of India should be directly elected by the people? Why or why not?
Do you think that the Presidents of India should be directly elected by the people?
Nope, the President can’t be elected directly because for the following reason
The system of indirect election for the President of India was criticized upon in the Constituent Assembly but it was chosen for the following reasons:
As the President is only a nominal executive, to have him elected by the people but not give him any real power would be an anomaly.
A directly elected Head of the State, if not content with his position, can claim his authority being directly from the people. It would lead to a deadlock.
Also, as the President is a symbolic head, direct election would have been time consuming and costly owing to the large size of the electorate.
If direct election were to be adopted, the candidate would carry on an election campaign in the country. In doing so he would be affiliated to one party or the other and might not forget his affiliations after getting elected. This is not desirable for someone expected to be a non-party man and respected by all factions.
So, the President is elected indirectly by the Electoral College (comprising of elected representatives at center and states) and this gives him greater moral independence and authority.
false