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Article 54 Constitution of India: Election of President


 
Category of Bare Act Name of the Act Year of Promulgation
Civil Laws The CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1975
Act Number Enactment Date Chapter Number
36 1975-04-26 5
Chapter Title Ministry Department
The Union Ministry of Law And Justice Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms

The President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of-

(a) The elected members of both Houses of Parliament; and

(b) The elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

1[Explanation. In this article and in article 55, State includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry*.]

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1. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventieth Amendment) Act, 1992, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-6-1995).

*Now Puducherry vide the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).

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