Constitutional Provisions of the President: UPSC Mind Map

Key Concepts in this Mind Map

• President of India: Constitutional Provisions (UPSC)
• - Article 52: President of India
• - Article 53: Executive power of the Union
• - Election (Articles 54, 55, 58)
• - Electoral College: Elected MPs, MLAs of states & UTs (Delhi, Puducherry)
• - Proportional Representation by means of single transferable vote
• - Qualifications (Art. 58): Citizen, 35 yrs, qualified for LS member
• - Oath by CJI (Art. 60)
• - Term & Removal (Articles 56, 61)
• - Term: 5 years (Art. 56)
• - Resignation to VP
• - Impeachment (Art. 61): Violation of Constitution
• - Initiated by either House, 14 days notice, 1/4th members sign
• - Resolution passed by 2/3rd total membership of that House
• - Investigated by other House, President has right to appear/be represented
• - If other House passes by 2/3rd total membership, President removed
• - Powers & Functions
• - Executive Powers (Art. 77, 78)
• - Head of Union executive
• - Appoints PM, Ministers, AG, CAG, ECs, UPSC Chairman/members, Governors, Ambassadors
• - Administers UTs
• - Legislative Powers
• - Summons/Prorogues Parliament, dissolves Lok Sabha (Art. 85)
• - Addresses Parliament (Art. 86)