The President

The President of India is also known as the First Citizen Of India. He is the head of the Executive Branch. 

What is the Election process of the President?

    President is a nominal candidate. That is, elected representatives of Parliament(both the houses) and Legislative Assembly elects the President. Nominated members who are elected by President i.e., 2members for Loksabha and 12members for Rajyasabha are not eligible to vote for President. And the election is a single vote process carried in a secret ballet, just like election of a representative. This election process must be carried before the tenure of the present President completes. The oath of Office is administered by the Chief Justice of India.

Qualifications required for a Presidential candidate?

    The members who are contesting for a Presidential candidate should give their nominations to the Returning Officer. The officer checks for the eligibility of these candidates and finalizes the list.

The qualifications required for the Presidential candidate are:

1. He should be the citizen of India.
2. He should complete 35 years by the time of contesting the election.
3. He should not hold any office of any Central or State Government.
4. He should not be the member of any of the Houses or any Legislative Assembly.

Who are the people elected by the President?

    The President has the Powers to nominate or appoint 

1. Prime Minister and other ministers(12ministers for Rajyasabha and 2ministers for Loksabha).
2. Attorney General of India.
3. Chief Election Commissioner.
4. Comptroller and Auditor General.
5. Chief Justice of India.

What is the removal process of the President?

    The President of India can't be removed directly. There are two things to consider the removal of the President.

1. He voluntarily can resign from, by submitting the resignation letter to the Vice-President.
2. Through a process called Impeachment. Impeachment process to be active, should have one-third of the members of the Parliament sign to introduce in the parliament. After this process completes, the Impeachment bill is introduced in the Parliament. With the vote of two-third of members of each House, the bill will be passed and the President is said to be removed.

What after the removal of the President?

    The vacancy for the President office should be filled within 6months of the removal of the President. The process of filling in the vacancy is also carried for the resignation or death of the President.