Q:- How is the President of India selected?
-> President of India is selected by the elected members of LokSabha, RajyaSabha and the elected members of State Legislative Assembly...
Article 52 of the Constitution of India states that there shall be a President of India. In Indian Parliamentary democracy the President of India is the first citizen and represents the Indian nation and does not, therefore, belong to any particular political party. He is elected by the representatives of the people through an Electoral College.
Thus in the election of the President the citizens play no direct part and he is elected indirectly by the representatives or the people. The election of president is by single transferable vote system. The single transferable vote system is designed to ensure more diverse representation, by reducing the opportunity for blocks of voters to dominate minorities. The general principle is that the total votes cast by Members of Parliament equal the total votes cast by Legislators. Also, legislators from larger states cast more votes than those from smaller states. Finally, the number of legislators in a state matters. If a state has a few legislators, then each legislator has relatively more votes; if a state has many legislators, then each legislator has fewer votes.
The process of election of the President of India is original and no other Constitution contains a similar procedure. If no candidate receives a majority of votes there is a system by which losing candidates are eliminated from the contest and votes for them transferred to other candidates, until one gain a majority.
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