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Constitution of India (Article 52) Precursor: Monarch of India and his representative the Governor-General of India: Formation: 26 January 1950; 74 years ago () First holder: Rajendra Prasad: Deputy: Vice President of India: Salary • ₹ 6,000,000 (US$72,000) (annually) [2] Website: presidentofindia.gov.in
Under Articles 52 and 53: the president of India is head of the executive branch; Under Article 60: the duty of preserving, protecting, and defending the constitution and the law. Under Article 74: the prime minister is the head of the Council of Ministers, which aids and advises the president in the performance of their constitutional duties.
The Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2000.
Indemnify the President and Vice President Election procedure from challenge on grounds of existence of any vacancies in the electoral college. 12th: Amend article 240. Amend schedule 1. [18] 20 December 1961 Incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu as a Union Territory, consequent to acquisition from Portugal. 13th: Amend article 170. Insert new ...
Part XXII is a compilation of laws pertaining to the constitution of India as a country and the union of states that it is made of. This part of the constitution contains Articles on short title, date of commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals. [1]
By article 70 of part V, the parliament may decide how to discharge the functions of the president where this is not possible, or in any other unexpected contingency. There have been 15 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950. [ 4 ]
Part XV of the Constitution of India consists of Articles on Elections. [1] Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of president of India and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the Election Commission.
The full text of sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (1) of Article 81, after the 2nd Amendment, is given below: 81. (1)(a) Subject to the provisions of clause (2) and of articles 82 and 331, the House of the People shall consist of not more than five hundred members directly elected by the voters in the States.