The President

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The President is the ceremonial head of state of India and the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces, elected indirectly to uphold and protect the Constitution.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy electoral college of India ⓘ
commanderInChiefOf Indian Air Force ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ
Indian Navy ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 52 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 53 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 54 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 56 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 61 of the Constitution of India (impeachment) ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
duty defend the Constitution of India ⓘ
protect the Constitution of India ⓘ
uphold the Constitution of India ⓘ
electedBy elected members of both houses of Parliament of India ⓘ
elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States ⓘ
elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry ⓘ
electoral college of India ⓘ
electionMethod indirect election ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement citizen of India ⓘ
completed 35 years of age ⓘ
qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha ⓘ
firstHolder Rajendra Prasad ⓘ
formationDate 26 January 1950 ⓘ
governmentBranch Union government of India ⓘ
linked to: Union Government
impeachmentGround violation of the Constitution of India ⓘ
ineligibleIf holds any office of profit under the Government of India ⓘ
holds any office of profit under the Government of any State ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of India (for certain functions) ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of India
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of India ⓘ
oathTextIncludes preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law ⓘ
partOf Union executive of India ⓘ
power appoint Governors of Indian states ⓘ
appoint the Chief Justice of India ⓘ
appoint the Prime Minister of India ⓘ
dissolve the Lok Sabha on advice of the Council of Ministers ⓘ
grant pardons and reprieves ⓘ
promulgate ordinances when Parliament is not in session ⓘ
remit or commute sentences in certain cases ⓘ
summon and prorogue Parliament of India ⓘ
residence Rashtrapati Bhavan ⓘ
role ceremonial head of state of India ⓘ
supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
seat New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
style Her Excellency ⓘ
His Excellency ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ

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