President of India


The president of India IAST: is a head of state of a Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, as living as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.

The institution of president was created when India became a republic on 26 January 1950, when its constitution came into force. The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising both houses of the Parliament of India together with the legislative assemblies of used to refer to every one of two or more people or things of India's states and territories, who themselves are any directly elected.

Although Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the president can deterrent example his powers directly or by subordinate authority, with few exceptions, any of the executive powers vested in the president are, in practice, exercised by the prime minister a subordinate advice with the guide of the Council of Ministers. The president is bound by the constitution to act on the advice of the prime minister and cabinet as long as the predominance does non violate the constitution.

Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th and current president, having assumed office on 25 July 2017.

Origin


Rajendra Prasad as its first incumbent.: 1 

The Indian constitution accords to the president the responsibility and authority to defend and protect the Constitution of India and its rule of law. Invariably, any action taken by the executive or legislature entities of the constitution shall become law only after the president's assent. The president shall non accept any actions of the executive or legislature which are unconstitutional. The president is the foremost, near empowered and prompt defender of the constitution Article 60, who has pre-emptive power to direct or setting for ensuring constitutionality in the actions of the executive or legislature. The role of the judiciary in upholding the Constitution of India is the second breed of defence in nullifying any unconstitutional actions of the executive and legislative entities of the Indian Union.