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Qualification
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- Must
be a citizen of India
- Completed
35 years of age
- Eligible
to be a member of Lok Sabha
- Must
not hold any government post. Exceptions are:
1. President and
Vice-President
2. Governor of any
state
3. Minister of Union
State
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Election
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- Indirectly
elected through ‘Electoral College’ consisting of Elected members of
both the Houses of Parliament & Elected members of the Legislative
Assemblies of the States. (No nominated members)
- Security
deposit of Rs 15,000/-
- Supreme
court inquires all disputes regarding President’s Election.
- Takes
OATH in presence of Chief Justice of India, or in his absence,
senior-most Judge of Supreme Court
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Terms and Emoluments
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- 5
year term
- Article
57 says that there is no upper limit on the number of times a person can
become President
- Can
give resignation to Vice-President before full-term
- Present
Salary- Rs. 1,00,000/month (including allowances & emoluments)
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Impeachment
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- Quasi-judicial
procedure
- Can
be impeached only on the ground of violation of constitution
- The
impeachment procedure can be initiated in either House of the Parliament
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Vacancy
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- In
case of office falls vacant due to death, resignation or removal, the
Vice-President act as President. It he is not available then Chief
Justice, it not then senior-most Judge of the Supreme court shall act as
the President of India
- The
election is to be held within 6 months of the vacancy
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Powers
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- Appoints
PM, Ministers, Chief Justice & judge of Supreme Court & High
Court, Chairman & members of UPSC, Comptroller and Auditor General,
Attorney General, Chief Election Commissioner and other members of
Election Commission of India, Governors, Members of Finance Commission,
Ambassadors, etc
- Can
summon & prorogue the sessions of the 2 houses & can dissolve
Lok Sabha
- Appoints
Finance Commission (after every 5 years) that recommends distribution of
taxes between Union & State governments
- The
President can promulgate 3 types of Emergencies:-
1. National Emergency
(Article 352)
2. State Emergency
(President’s Rule) (Article 356)
3. Financial Emergency
(Article 360)
- He
is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of India
- President
appoints Chief of Army, Navy and Air force
- Declares
wars & concludes peace subject to the approval of the Parliament
- No
money bill or demand for grant can be introduced or moved in Parliament
unless it has been recommended by the President
- He
has the power to grant pardon, reprieve or remit of punishment or commute
death sentences
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