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President of India
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the supreme commander of the armed forces.
The current President of India is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Article 52 of the Constitution of India provides for a President of India. "There shall be a President of India". Article 53 states that executive power of the Union shall vest in the President, who shall exercise directly or through officers under him, this power in accordance with the Constitution. This provision is similar to the provision under Article II of the US Constitution. A remarkable feature under the Indian constitution could be seen under Article 53 whereby parliament has the authority to confer powers and functions exercised by the president to any other authority. Unlike 22nd amendment to US Constitution Indian President could be elected for any number of terms. the Constitution requires that the President must be a citizen of India but it is not a condition that he must be born citizen. In fact Indian president is a part of the Parliament (Article 79) and literally a nominal head of state. Although the Constitution explicitly says that the president is the executive head of the state but this real executive power is exercised by the council of ministers and Prime minister at the helm of it. This has to be inferred from Article 74 of the Indian Constitution ".. council of ministers to aid and advise the President who shall, in exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advise".
The President is elected whenever the office becomes vacant by an electoral college consisting of:
- Members of both Houses of Parliament
- Members of the Unicameral Legislature or the Lower House of the Bicameral Legislature of each State
Each elector casts a different number of votes. The general principle is that the total votes cast by Members of Parliament equals the total votes cast by Legislators. Also, legislators from larger states cast more votes than those from smaller states. Finally, the number of legislators in a state matters; if a state has a few legislators, then each legislator has relatively more votes; if a state has many legislators, then each legislator has fewer votes.
The actual calculation for votes cast is as follows: First, determine the population of a certain State. Then, divide the population by one thousand. Finally, divide this quotient again by the number of legislators from the State voting in the electoral college. This number is the number of votes per legislator in a given state. For votes cast by those in Parliament, determine the total number of votes cast by all state legislators. Then, divide the sum by the number of members of both Houses of Parliament. This is the number of votes per member of either house of Parliament. (Note that India's electoral college is provided by law, not by the Constitution)
The constitution also provides the mechanism for the impeachment of the President (Article 61) for the violation of the Constitution. The place of the president is peculiar in the Indian governmental setup. His functions are to be exercised in accordance with the aid and advice of the council of ministers but powers are to be exercised by the President however the rider in favour of parliament vides Article 53 of the Constitution.
The president of India swears before entering the office of the president that he shall protect, preserve and defend the Constitution (Article 60) which provides for an executive head of state who is nominal or ceremonial. The Indian Constitution must be seen as a purveyor of a system of governance where a mixture of presidential and parliamentary systems could be located.
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gaur_piyush@rediffmail.com - October 17th, 2004
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sir, i m a student of electrical engg. jaipur (raj.). i m searcing ur's mail id since 7 months. but i failed luckily i got a link today. a very happy birthday to you. u dont know but i m ur fan. sir i belongs to middle class family.my father is in edu. dept. he is suffering from aurtheritous with severe pain in body. i msuffering from very weak eye sight. specially left one. sir we dont have enough money to spend on our treatments. their is 1 yiunger brother &1 younger sister. kindly help us, with great hope, waiting
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snigdha - October 22nd, 2004
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From: G.Sreesnigdha, 4/4 BTech.ECE, Chundiraganayak college, GUNTUR. TO: The HONOURABLE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA , NEW DELHI. Respected Sir, SUB:Appeal for justice as regards my mother's transfer. Your "WINGS OF FIRE" inspired me to write a letter to you . This is to bring to your kind notice.My mother,G.Udaya Sree is working as PRT in KendriyaVidyala was transferred from K.V. Guntur to K.V.2 Vasco on surplus in 2000,September. There was a clear vacancy in K.V. Guntur from February 2004.My mother applied for transfer which was forwarded by the Principal.She is the only female teacher who has gone (895 KM) 500
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jas_padda@rediffmail.com - October 25th, 2004
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Subject : REGARDING FIR No 69 Dated 10.07.2004 Police Station : Bholath,Distt.K Respected Sir, Reference to above FIR,I would like to bring it into your kind notic that an occurance has tookplace on 05.07.2004 in which both hands of my son named Sandeep Singh were chopped off and was also given serious injuries on his ch- est by the accused persons. Mr.Sandeep Singh was admitted in the C.M.C Hospital Ludhiana and is still under treatment.He has become totally handicaped. A F.I.R no 69 under section 307/326 /324/323/341/50 was immediately registered with Police station Bholath. But till date none of the
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diwakarbs@gmail.com - October 27th, 2004
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Hello Sir we need sincere help/advice from u and from the law observers. sir we have bar cum night club in our residential locality, we have been suffering from sleepless nights for almost years, i write in pain to tell its been a bad in recent years, we are not ablet to sleep if we speak to the bar owners they say if u guys want u vacate and leave place. sir plz advice me wat is rules of having BAR and Night Club, i have read it should not be near schools and residential areas, here it is next
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cmsmn@sancharnet.in - October 28th, 2004
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Dear Sir, Since you are an ardent protagonist of the cause of upliftment and enrichment of the minds of the progeny of our land, we would request you to extend your blessings to the vast multitude of students who will assemble at our venue to participate in the forth coming National geography Olympiad and Geofes-2005 scheduled in November 2005. Your letter of appreciation will greatly highlight the event and shine forth as a jewel in the crown; which will be enshrined in the minds and hearts of the young students community as a beacon of light, leading them forth to
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bharat0112@rediffmail.com - November 1st, 2004
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SIR, I AM RAJESH GUPTA. MY QUALIFICATION IS BSc. (COMP. Sc.) IN 1997 FROM ALLAHABAD UNIV., I AM FOND OF MARTIAL ART. AFTER APPEARING FOR INTERVIEW OF C.D.S.(AIR-FORC , CAN'T QUALIFY, I CATCHED SIGNAL , UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMTANCE S , FOR eg. 'HERO' HONDA FOR ME. BAJAJ 'SUPER' FOR ME etc. AND RED & BLUE LIGHTS.& 74 - FOR INDIAN PRESIDENT, 72-FOR U.S.A. PRESINDENT etc. ACCORDING TO THAT SIGNAL, MY VOICE HAS BEEN LISTENED & I HAVE LOT OF BRAIN & PHYSICAL- POWER . I WANT TO USE IT FOR THE BENIFIT OF THE LIVING THINGS. I WANT TO MAKE
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