Indian Polity / Union Executive
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Election Procedure of President of India involves the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. The nomination of the Presidential candidate should be proposed by at least 50 members of the electoral college, that is either MLAs or MPs and it should be supported by another 50 members.
The electoral college for electing the President consists of the elected members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and all the elected
members of the Legislative Assemblies of different states of India and the Union territories of Puducherry and Delhi.
Nominated members are not eligible to
participate in the Presidential elections. Moreover, the candidate has to make a deposit amount of Rs. 15,000 in RBI. This deposit is necessary in order
to discourage to non-serious candidates.
Election Commission of India conducts the Presidential elections. The returning officer will be Secretaries General
of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by rotation.