President of India, Presidential Election 2017, the election to the President of India, How the President of India is elected. How to become President of India. President Election in India is unique process which follows various complicated steps involved. How Presidential Election 2017 is finished. Watch full details how Ram Nath Kovind is way ahead to Meira Kumar. MP and MLA cast their vote in this election. This voting system follows Population Census of India as per 1971 till 2026. At the time of Constitution of India, it was also stated that India must have a president along with Prime Minister. A special formula is followed for this election so that mistakes could be avoided for the final decision. MLA and MP cast their vote and elect their president on behalf of their Indian citizen.
The election to the President is an indirect election process. Citizens do not cast vote for the President directly. He is elected by MPs & MLAs in turn elected by people. The election process is based on the concept of Single Transferable Vote (STV) and the value of vote of MPs & MLAs is different.
In India the President is not directly elected by the citizens of the country but he is elected directly by Members of Parliament –MPs & Members of Legislative Assemblies – MLAs. All the MPs & MLAs form the Electoral College.
Eligibility to be the President of India is as follows:
These are mandatory requirements for any Indian to contest the election for the President of India.
Must be a citizen of India
Must have completed 35 years of age
Must be eligible to be a member of the Lok Sabha.
Must not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local government (Exceptions are the offices of President and Vice-President, Governor of any State and Ministers of Union or State).
Reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(India)
