The Presidents of India is elected by which method?
The Presidents of India is elected by which method?
भारत के राष्ट्रपति का चुनाव कि पद्धति से होता हैं?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Electoral college / निर्वाचक मंडल
📘 Explanation
The President of India is not elected directly by the people. Instead, the election is conducted through an Electoral College system.
The Electoral College consists of:
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Elected members of Lok Sabha
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Elected members of Rajya Sabha
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Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all States
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Elected members of Legislative Assemblies of Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry
The election follows the system of Proportional Representation by Single Transferable Vote (STV) and voting is done by secret ballot.
📗 व्याख्या
भारत के राष्ट्रपति का चुनाव प्रत्यक्ष रूप से जनता द्वारा नहीं किया जाता है। इसका चुनाव निर्वाचक मंडल (Electoral College) द्वारा किया जाता है।
निर्वाचक मंडल में शामिल होते हैं —
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लोकसभा के निर्वाचित सदस्य
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राज्यसभा के निर्वाचित सदस्य
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सभी राज्यों की विधानसभाओं के निर्वाचित सदस्य
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केंद्र शासित प्रदेश दिल्ली और पुदुच्चेरी की विधानसभाओं के निर्वाचित सदस्य
राष्ट्रपति का चुनाव एकल हस्तांतरणीय मत प्रणाली (Single Transferable Vote) तथा गुप्त मतदान से होता है।
⭐ Extra Facts
🔹 The election of the President is mentioned under Article 54 of the Indian Constitution.
👉 भारतीय संविधान के अनुच्छेद 54 में राष्ट्रपति के चुनाव का प्रावधान है।
🔹 Only elected members participate; nominated members cannot vote.
👉 केवल निर्वाचित सदस्य मतदान करते हैं, मनोनीत सदस्य नहीं।
🔹 The value of votes is different for MPs and MLAs to maintain balance between states and the Union.
👉 सांसदों और विधायकों के मतों का मूल्य अलग-अलग होता है ताकि राज्यों और केंद्र के बीच संतुलन बना रहे।
🔹 The President is elected for a 5-year term.
👉 राष्ट्रपति का कार्यकाल 5 वर्ष का होता है।
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