Time is approaching to elect a new President of India.
A presidential election will be held
in India before 25 July 2017, the day when the
responsibility of Current President's term expires.
The
President is the head of the republic of India, not only is the president is
the head of state but also the formal head of executive legislature and
judiciary.
So it’s
very important to every Indian citizen to know, how our president will
be elected. What is the process for this? What are the steps for voting and
what is the value of vote? Who are suitable people to participate for voting?
YES!!
Here it comes to know, what is the whole process of electing the president of our India.
1) Stages
in Presidential election:
- Notification of Election and
Appointment of the Returning Officer
- Filing of
Nomination Papers
- Election
Campaign
- Polling
& Counting of votes
- Result
Announcement
- Appointment
& Oath Taking
2) Qualifications for the
candidate seeking election to the Office of President:
- She/he should be a citizen of
India,
- She/he should be of 35 years or
above of age,
- She/he should be qualified for
becoming a member of the Lok Sabha,
- She/he should not hold any office
of profit, and
- She/he should not be a member of
the Parliament or of a State Legislature.
3) Voting
Procedure:
The president is elected by
an electoral college consisting
of the elected members of both houses of parliament (Lok Sabha
& Rajya Sabha), the elected members of
the Legislative assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) of the 29 states and the elected members of the legislative
assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
Electoral College =(Members of parliament and their total
value of votes) + (Members of Vidhan sabha {29 States, Delhi Union Territory
& Puducherry} and their total value of votes )
So, after calculating total value of votes from both Members
of parliament & Legislative Assembly – Total Value of votes is 1,098,882.
Total MLA's - 4120 & their Total Value of Votes is 549474
Total MP's - 776 & their Total Value of Votes is
549408
Total Electoral = 549475 +549408 = 1,098,882
So finally maximum votes of winning candidate should be elected as
our President goes to Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Hope
we elect best president to our country… JAI HIND !!!!
