Constitutional Provisions of the President of India: UPSC Mind Map

Key Concepts in this Mind Map

• President of India: Constitutional Provisions
• - Part V: The Union (Articles 52-78)
• - Article 52: The President of India
• - Article 53: Executive Power of the Union
• - Election of President (Articles 54, 55)
• - Article 54: Electoral College
• - Elected MPs (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)
• - Elected MLAs of States
• - Elected MLAs of Delhi & Puducherry (70th Amendment Act, 1992)
• - Proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
• - Article 55: Manner of election
• - Qualifications for Election (Article 58)
• - Citizen of India
• - Completed 35 years of age
• - Qualified for election as a member of Lok Sabha
• - Must not hold any office of profit under Union, State, or local authority
• - Oath or Affirmation (Article 60)
• - Administered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) or senior-most judge of SC
• - To preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law
• - Term of Office, Re-election (Articles 56, 57)
• - Article 56: Term of 5 years from date of assuming office
• - Resignation to Vice-President
• - Article 57: Eligible for re-election any number of times
• - Impeachment of President (Article 61)