Electoral College Election Of President Of India

President pranab mukherjee whose term of office was due to expire on 24 july 2017 declined to seek re election due to health concerns and old age.

Electoral college election of president of india. The total number of members in the electoral college for the presidential election in 2012 was 4896 as follows. The president of india is elected indirectly by an electoral college following the system of proportional representation utilizing a single transferable vote system and secret ballots. Governor of bihar ram nath kovind of the bharatiya janata party had the.

Mps and mlas vote. The vice president of india also acts as the. Election of the president of india.

A presidential election was held in india on 17 july 2017 with the votes counted and the results announced on 20 july 2017. The president is indirectly elected by means of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the parliament of india and the legislative assemblies of the states of india and the union territories of delhi and puducherry the number and value of votes are based on the population in 1971 rather than the current population as a result of the 42nd amendment and extended by the 84th. State assemblies 4120.

The vice president is elected indirectly by members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both houses of parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting is by secret ballot conducted by election commission. Ram nath kovind became 14th president of india. Value of each mla votes.

A person is eligible for election as president if he she is holding the office of union state minister.