Class 10-Social Science-Civics-Chapter 2-The Union Executive
Chapter-2
The UnionExecutive
The President of India
The Union Executive of the Government of India consists of the president, the vice
president, the prime minister & his council of Ministers.
The president of the India is head of the Indian Union & he occupies the highest office in
the country.
Qualification for election
1. He or She should be a citizen of India.
He or she should have completed 35 years of age at the time of
2.
elections
3. He or she should not hold any office of profit under the union government, state
government & local body.
4. He should be qualified pr election as a member of the Lok-Sabha.
5. His or her name should be proposed b at least ten electors & seconded by another ten
electors of the Electoral College which elects the president of Indi
6. He or she should deposit a sum of money as security which will be forfeited if he or she
fails to secure one-sixth of the votes.
President's Election: the Electorate College
The president of India is elected indirectly by an electorate college which consists of
(a) Elected members of the Vidhan Sabha of all the Federating states.
(b) Elected member of the Lok Sabha & Rajya sabha.
I n the constitution maintains party between the parliament on the one hand & all the
state assemblies on the other?
I n order to ensure uniformity among states on the one hand, as well as party between
the states & the union on the other, two specific methods for counting the value of
votes have been provided in constitution.
Votes of a Member of Legislative Assembly
Value of the vote of each member of a Vidhan Sabha is determined by dividing the
population of concerned state b the total number of the elected members of its
legislative assembly & b dividing the quotient so obtained by 1000. Thus,
Value of the vote of MLA= Population of the state /no. of elected members of its
legislative assembly /1000
, Class 10-Social Science-Civics-Chapter 2-The Union Executive
Votes of an Elected Member of Parliament
Each elected member of either house of the parliament has a number of votes as may
be obtained by dividing the total number of votes assigned to the members of the
legislative Assemblies of all states b the total number of the elected members of both
house of the parliament. The remaining fraction equal to one half or exceeding it shall
be counted as one while Smaller than one-Half fraction is disregarded.
Election through system of proportional Representation-Indirect Election
T h e election of the president is held in accordance with the system of proportional
representation b means of the single transferable vote system. The transferable vote
system is as follows:
Every electorcan indicate as many preferences as there are candidates. The elector can
indicate his choice b way of preference on the ballot paper by writing i, i, i, against the
names of the presidential candidates.
f a candidate gets an absolute majority of votes, he is elected & there is no need to
count the second preference votes.
Disputes in the Election
All doubts & disputes arising in connection with the election of the president can be
enquired into & decided only by the Supreme Court of India whose decision Stats final.
Term of Office
T h e president of India is elected for 5 years. At the Expiry of his term, he continues to
hold office until his successor take over the office.
Vacancy of the office of president
(A) On the expiry of his term of five years.
(8) On his resignation or death.
(C) On his election as president being set aside.
(D) On his removal by impeachment.
Impeachment of president
The president can be removed from office for violation of the constitution by a special
trial conducted by the government. Such remaval of the president from office is called
impeachment.
Powers of the President
Chapter-2
The UnionExecutive
The President of India
The Union Executive of the Government of India consists of the president, the vice
president, the prime minister & his council of Ministers.
The president of the India is head of the Indian Union & he occupies the highest office in
the country.
Qualification for election
1. He or She should be a citizen of India.
He or she should have completed 35 years of age at the time of
2.
elections
3. He or she should not hold any office of profit under the union government, state
government & local body.
4. He should be qualified pr election as a member of the Lok-Sabha.
5. His or her name should be proposed b at least ten electors & seconded by another ten
electors of the Electoral College which elects the president of Indi
6. He or she should deposit a sum of money as security which will be forfeited if he or she
fails to secure one-sixth of the votes.
President's Election: the Electorate College
The president of India is elected indirectly by an electorate college which consists of
(a) Elected members of the Vidhan Sabha of all the Federating states.
(b) Elected member of the Lok Sabha & Rajya sabha.
I n the constitution maintains party between the parliament on the one hand & all the
state assemblies on the other?
I n order to ensure uniformity among states on the one hand, as well as party between
the states & the union on the other, two specific methods for counting the value of
votes have been provided in constitution.
Votes of a Member of Legislative Assembly
Value of the vote of each member of a Vidhan Sabha is determined by dividing the
population of concerned state b the total number of the elected members of its
legislative assembly & b dividing the quotient so obtained by 1000. Thus,
Value of the vote of MLA= Population of the state /no. of elected members of its
legislative assembly /1000
, Class 10-Social Science-Civics-Chapter 2-The Union Executive
Votes of an Elected Member of Parliament
Each elected member of either house of the parliament has a number of votes as may
be obtained by dividing the total number of votes assigned to the members of the
legislative Assemblies of all states b the total number of the elected members of both
house of the parliament. The remaining fraction equal to one half or exceeding it shall
be counted as one while Smaller than one-Half fraction is disregarded.
Election through system of proportional Representation-Indirect Election
T h e election of the president is held in accordance with the system of proportional
representation b means of the single transferable vote system. The transferable vote
system is as follows:
Every electorcan indicate as many preferences as there are candidates. The elector can
indicate his choice b way of preference on the ballot paper by writing i, i, i, against the
names of the presidential candidates.
f a candidate gets an absolute majority of votes, he is elected & there is no need to
count the second preference votes.
Disputes in the Election
All doubts & disputes arising in connection with the election of the president can be
enquired into & decided only by the Supreme Court of India whose decision Stats final.
Term of Office
T h e president of India is elected for 5 years. At the Expiry of his term, he continues to
hold office until his successor take over the office.
Vacancy of the office of president
(A) On the expiry of his term of five years.
(8) On his resignation or death.
(C) On his election as president being set aside.
(D) On his removal by impeachment.
Impeachment of president
The president can be removed from office for violation of the constitution by a special
trial conducted by the government. Such remaval of the president from office is called
impeachment.
Powers of the President
