President of India
A person who has finished 35 years old and is a citizen of India, can fit the bill for election as an individual from the House of People and is qualified for election as a President of India. The person ought not to hold any beneficial commission under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any nearby or another authority subject He/she ought not hold any office of benefit under the Government of India or the administration of any State or under any neighborhood or another expert subject to the control of any of said governments. The President of India is chosen by individuals from an Electoral College comprising of {a} the chosen by the individuals from both the House of Parliament and {b} they chose individuals from the Legislative Assemblies of the State and the Union Territories with Legislative Assembly {namely NCT of Delhi and UT of Pondicherry}. Assigned individuals are excluded from the Electoral College.
Estimation of the vote in favor of every one of the individuals from the Electoral College is chosen in light of the populace registration of 1971 and it will keep on being so till populace of the main evaluation after 2026 have been distributed. As stipulated in the Constitution {Article 55}, to the extent practicable, consistency is guaranteed in the size of the portrayal of the distinctive States. In this manner, the estimation of votes contrasts from State to State.
The elections are held as per the arrangement of Proportional Representation by methods for the single transferable vote. Every elector has the same number of inclinations as there are applicants. The term of office of the President of India is 5 years.
Currently Shri Ram Nath Kovind expected office as the fourteenth President of India on 25th July 2017.
Profile of Current Vice - President
Name : Shri Ram Nath Kovind Father's Name : Late Shri Maiku Lal Mother's Name : Late Smt. Kalavati Date of Birth : October 01, 1945 Place of Birth : Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh Marital Status : Married Spouse's Name : Smt. Savita KovindChildren : Prashant Kumar and SwatiEducational Qualifications : B.Com, L.L.B.Permanent Address : Kanpur Dehat, Uttar PradeshPresent Address : Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, 110004, Tel: 011-23015321Profession : Advocate, Politician and Activist
Positions Held
- Member, Rajya Sabha, 1994-2006. (Elected from Uttar Pradesh)
- Permanent Advocate at Hon'ble Supreme Court of India for Central Govt. (1980-93).
- Member, Parliamentary Committees for SC/ST Welfare, Home Ministry, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Social Justice and Rights, Law & Justice, Chairman of Rajya Sabha Housing Committee.
- Member, Management Board for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Lucknow.
- Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.
- Represented India at United Nations (New York) and addressed the General Assembly during Oct, 2002.
- Governor of Bihar from 16-08-2015 to 21-06-2017
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Former Presidents of India
Year
Name of President
1952
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1957
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1962
Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
1967
Dr. Zakir Hussain
1969
Shri V.V. Giri
1974
Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1977
Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
1982
Giani Zail Singh
1987
Shri R. Venkataraman
1992
Dr. S.D. Sharma
1997
Shri K.R. Narayanan
2002
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2007
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
2012
Shri Pranab Mukherjee