Article 54 of the Constitution of India

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Article 54 of the Constitution of India lays down the provisions for the election of the President of India, including the composition of the electoral college responsible for choosing the President.

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Article 54 of the Constitution of India canonical 3

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instanceOf article of the Constitution of India
constitutional provision
appliesToOffice President of India
bindingOn States of India
Union of India
cameIntoForceOn 26 January 1950
category provision on election and representation
chapterSubject The Executive
constitutionalLevel federal
country India
defines electoral college for the election of the President of India
electoralCollegeIncludes elected members of both Houses of Parliament
elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States
elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Union territories of Delhi and Puducherry
ensures participation of both Union and State representatives in the presidential election
excludes members of State Legislative Councils from the electoral college
nominated members of State Legislative Assemblies from the electoral college
nominated members of either House of Parliament from the electoral college
governs procedure for election of the President of India
hasBeenAmendedBy Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India
Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India
Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of India
Fifty-second Amendment to the Constitution of India
Seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India
74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
surface form: Seventy-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India

Seventy-second Amendment to the Constitution of India
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India
jurisdiction Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
language English
Hindi
legalStatus in force
linkedProvision Article 55 of the Constitution of India
Article 56 of the Constitution of India
Article 58 of the Constitution of India
Article 71 of the Constitution of India
locatedInChapter Part V of the Constitution of India
surface form: Chapter I of Part V of the Constitution of India
locatedInPart Part V of the Constitution of India
methodOfElection proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (read with Article 55)
partOf Constitution of India
provides that the President of India shall be elected by an electoral college
purpose to ensure a broad-based electoral mandate for the President of India
relatesTo Union executive
President of India
surface form: office of the President of India
requires indirect election of the President of India
specifies composition of the electoral college for the presidential election
subject election of the President of India
votingType secret ballot (by convention and law)

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Article 52 of the Constitution of India relatedArticle Article 54 of the Constitution of India
Electoral College of India constitutionalBasis Article 54 of the Constitution of India
The President constitutionalArticle Article 54 of the Constitution of India
subject surface form: President of India