Presidential Elections are around the corner in India. Everyday there are news about various possible candidates for the office of the President of India. A lot of people in our country are not aware of very basic facts about the elections. Today, I am sharing a few basic things which we all, as citizens of India, should be aware of.
Who is eligible for contesting in elections for the post of President of India?
Any citizen of India who has attained the age of 35 years and does not hold any office of profit under the Union Govt or any state govt or any local authority or any public authority. Also, the person proposing to contest should be qualified to contest Lok Sabha elections.
However, a sitting President, Vice-President, Governor of any state, minister of the union or any state is not deemed to hold any office of profit & hence are qualified as a presidential candidate.
How to file nomination for presidential elections in India?
The person who wishes to contest for the presidential elections in India will have to fill the prescribed forms by the Election Commission of India. Also, each candidate has to make a security deposit of Rs. 15, 000/- with the Reserve Bank of India. The nomination has to be subscribed by at least 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders.
The security deposit of a candidate shall be forfeited in case s/he fails to secure one-sixth of the total votes polled.
How is voting done in the presidential elections?
Method used for voting in the presidential elections in India is known as the Proportional Representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.
There is indirect voting for the post of President of India through the members of an electoral college consisting of the following:
i) the elected members of both the houses of the Parliament
ii) the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states
iii) the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi & Puducherry
Nominated members of the Parliament or state legislative assemblies do not vote. Also the elected or nominated members of the states legislative councils have no role to play in the presidential elections.
In this election, each MLA has a different value of his vote calculated by the following formula:
Total Population divided by the total number of elected members in the state legislative assembly multiplied by one by thousand (1/1000).
*Here population has to be considered as per the census of the year 1971.
Each MP has a different value of his vote calculated by the following formula:
Total value of votes of all MLAs of all States divided by the total number of elected MPs in the Parliament.
Also, an electoral quota is fixed for a presidential candidate to qualify:
Electoral Quota = Total Number of Valid Votes Polled divided by 2 (1+1) plus 1
The oath of the office to the President of India is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, it is administered by the senior most judge of the Supreme Court.
Who is eligible for contesting in elections for the post of President of India?
Any citizen of India who has attained the age of 35 years and does not hold any office of profit under the Union Govt or any state govt or any local authority or any public authority. Also, the person proposing to contest should be qualified to contest Lok Sabha elections.
However, a sitting President, Vice-President, Governor of any state, minister of the union or any state is not deemed to hold any office of profit & hence are qualified as a presidential candidate.
How to file nomination for presidential elections in India?
The person who wishes to contest for the presidential elections in India will have to fill the prescribed forms by the Election Commission of India. Also, each candidate has to make a security deposit of Rs. 15, 000/- with the Reserve Bank of India. The nomination has to be subscribed by at least 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders.
The security deposit of a candidate shall be forfeited in case s/he fails to secure one-sixth of the total votes polled.
How is voting done in the presidential elections?
Method used for voting in the presidential elections in India is known as the Proportional Representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.
There is indirect voting for the post of President of India through the members of an electoral college consisting of the following:
i) the elected members of both the houses of the Parliament
ii) the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states
iii) the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi & Puducherry
Nominated members of the Parliament or state legislative assemblies do not vote. Also the elected or nominated members of the states legislative councils have no role to play in the presidential elections.
In this election, each MLA has a different value of his vote calculated by the following formula:
Total Population divided by the total number of elected members in the state legislative assembly multiplied by one by thousand (1/1000).
*Here population has to be considered as per the census of the year 1971.
Each MP has a different value of his vote calculated by the following formula:
Total value of votes of all MLAs of all States divided by the total number of elected MPs in the Parliament.
Also, an electoral quota is fixed for a presidential candidate to qualify:
Electoral Quota = Total Number of Valid Votes Polled divided by 2 (1+1) plus 1
The oath of the office to the President of India is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, it is administered by the senior most judge of the Supreme Court.
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