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Union executive (Part V, Chapter I and III)

President: election, term, impeachment and vacancy

Practise 5 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Electoral college: elected MPs and MLAs, including Delhi and Puducherry
  2. Value of an MLA's and an MP's vote (Art. 55)
  3. Qualifications, oath and conditions of office (Art. 58-60)
  4. Term, re-election and vacancy (Art. 56-57, 62)
  5. Impeachment for violation of the Constitution (Art. 61)
  6. Disputes decided by the Supreme Court; acts before a void declaration stand (Art. 71)
Where to study

The Constitution of India

  • Art. 52-62
  • Art. 71
  • Art. 54
  • Art. 55
  • Art. 58-60
  • Art. 56-57
  • Art. 62
  • Art. 61

Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth

  • ch. 17 Election of the President
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