Key Knowledge about Article 55

In the constitution of India, Article no. 55 was introduced in the year 1949. This article mainly highlights the manner of the election of the President. Every person who is elected by the legislative assembly of a State of India shall have “votes” as per “multiples of 1000 and the remainder is not less than five hundred ” in quotient which has been obtained by division of state population by the total elected members of Legislative assembly. This article of the Indian Constitution also depicts that practicably, uniformity in the scale must be maintained during the election of the President in various states of India. 

Manner of election of President

The first President of India, Rajendra Prasad was elected by the legislative assembly by following the rules of Article no. 55 in the year 1950 and he was in power till the year 1962. The president elected by the Indian constitution can directly or through subordinate authority exercise his or her power with certain exceptions. All the executive authorities which are vested in the Indian President are exercised and in practice by the CoM [Council of Ministers]. In the manner of election of the President, it has been mentioned that the legislative assembly must maintain uniformity in the scale of “representation” of various states’ elections in India. As per the guidelines of Article no. 52, under Indian Constitution, there must be the Indian President who will hold the highest “elective office” in India. The president of India is mainly elected in “accordance” with the Vice-Presidential and Presidential Elections Act that has been established in the year 1952. In the manner of the election of the President, the provisions of the Indian constitution also play a vital role. 

Uniformity in the scale

• The Vice-Presidential and Presidential Elections Act has been incorporated by Vice-Presidential and Presidential Elections rules’ provision. 
• The rule has been established in the year 1974 and has formed a complete “code” that regulates all aspects of elections to the President’s office. 
• The President of India who is mainly elected by the legislative assembly holds his office for 5 consecutive years before the Indian constitution elects a new President. 
• In the manner of the election of the President, it is important to understand that the President of India is elected by “The electoral college”. 
• This Electoral College includes important members like members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the members elected by the legislative assembly of all Indian States. 
• In this manner of election of President, the Union Territory of Puducherry, and Delhi’s NCT also plays important roles and this has been mentioned in the Constitution of India’s Article no. 54. 
• The election to the Indian President’s office is generally conducted or vested in India’s “Election Commission”. This has been mentioned in Article no. 324 of the Indian Constitution. 

States at the election of the President

In the context of “States at the election of the President”, it can be stated that the Indian President is elected by an “electoral college” indirectly which includes members of parliamentary houses, members elected by the legislative assemblies of 28 states of India, Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, and Puducherry. The value of the votes was mainly based on the population of India in the year 1971. The formula which is used in the manner of election of the President is the value of a president’s vote is determined by dividing the total population of Union territories or the state of India by the total number of members elected by the legislative assembly of the 28 states of India. 

Conclusion

In the manner of the election of the President, it has also been informed that as per Article. no 58, the person who is been nominated for the post of the President must qualify and fulfil all eligibility criteria. The President of India must be a citizen of India and should be 35 years old. The person should not hold any profits under the Indian Government to apply for the post of the President of India. The information that has been represented in uniformity in the scale, allows information from various disciplines to be worked as if it has come from the same discipline.