President of India

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The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the supreme constitutional authority of the Republic of India, responsible for upholding the Constitution and representing the nation domestically and internationally.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
head of state
public office
ageRequirement 35 years
alsoKnownAs President of India
surface form: Rashtrapati

President of India
surface form: Rashtrapati of India
appointedBy Electoral College of India
citizenshipRequirement citizen of India
constitutionalArticle Article 52 of the Constitution of India
country India
createdOn 1950-01-26
currentHolder Droupadi Murmu
currentHolderStartDate 2022-07-25
electedBy Members of Parliament of India
Members of State Legislative Assemblies
electionMethod indirect election
electionSystem proportional representation
single transferable vote
firstHolder Rajendra Prasad
flag Presidential Standard of India
impeachmentBy Parliament of India
insignia State Emblem of India
surface form: Emblem of India
nativeLanguage Hindi
nativeName President of India self-linksurface differs
surface form: भारत के राष्ट्रपति
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of India
officeCreatedBy Constitution of India
partOf Government of India
precedence first in the order of precedence in India
residence Rashtrapati Bhavan
residenceLocation New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
role accredits Indian ambassadors
appoints Governors of Indian states
appoints the Chief Justice of India
appoints the Prime Minister of India
ceremonial head of state of India
dissolves the Lok Sabha
gives assent to bills passed by Parliament
grants pardons and reprieves
guardian of the Constitution of India
issues ordinances when Parliament is not in session
receives foreign diplomats
represents India in international relations
summons and prorogues Parliament of India
supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces
salaryPayer Government of India
seat New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
styleOfAddress Her Excellency
His Excellency
The Honourable
termLength 5 years
termLimit no formal limit
termRenewable true

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Independence Day honours list announcedBy President of India
Disaster Management Act, 2005 assentedBy President of India
Governor of Meghalaya appointedBy President of India
Governor of Meghalaya canBeRemovedBy President of India
Manipur High Court appointmentOfJudgesBy President of India
Governor of Kerala represents President of India
Governor of Kerala appointedBy President of India
Governor of Kerala canBeRemovedBy President of India
Governor of Kerala reportsTo President of India
Sarvepalli positionHeld President of India
subject surface form: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Tripura High Court authorizedBy President of India
Ziradei, Saran district, Bengal Presidency, British India positionHeld President of India
subject surface form: Rajendra Prasad
Ziradei, present-day Bihar, India positionHeld President of India
subject surface form: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Sivakamu Radhakrishnan spousePositionHeld President of India
Rajavanshi Devi spouseOfOfficeHolder President of India
Rajavanshi Devi spousePositionHeld President of India
Kamleshwari Devi positionHeld President of India
subject surface form: Rajendra Prasad
Rukmini Devi Arundale nominatedBy President of India
Government of Puducherry headOfState President of India
Zakir Husain positionHeld President of India
Governor of Jharkhand appointedBy President of India
Governor of Jharkhand canBeRemovedBy President of India
Governor of Jharkhand reportsTo President of India
Governor of Telangana appointedBy President of India
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi visitor President of India
Rajamadam positionHeld President of India
subject surface form: R. Venkataraman
Giani Zail Singh positionHeld President of India
Janaki Venkataraman associatedWith President of India
Shankar Dayal Sharma positionHeld President of India
Lieutenant Governor appointedBy President of India
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor (India)
Lieutenant Governor authorityOf President of India
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor (India)
Lieutenant Governor reportsTo President of India
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor (India)
Union Parliament comprises President of India
Union Parliament canBeDissolvedBy President of India
Union Parliament electoralCollegeFor President of India
House of Parliament headOfStateInvolved President of India
subject surface form: Parliament of India