National
President of India
- Hindi: राष्ट्रपति
Voters do not take part; the electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies chooses.
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies, not by voters
- Exact method
- Elected for five years (Art. 56) by an electoral college of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and of the NCT of Delhi and Puducherry, by single transferable vote (Art. 54, 55). The President is the formal head of state and acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers (Art. 74).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Droupadi Murmu since July 2022 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked (+1 more)
Coming up
- Must be held by July 2027 (no fixed date) Chosen by the electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies, not by voters
Sources
- legislative.gov.in · checked indirect / chosen_by_college "electoral college of the members of Parliament and of the state legislative assemblies": from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([world:in-national] Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selectio); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: President of India
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selection method, seat counts and terms; minister portfolios from Wikipedia 'Third Modi ministry' (read 2026-10-12). Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmindia.gov.in and cabsec.gov.in were not reachable for a machine-readable portfolio list. For: President of India
- indiacode.nic.in · checked Constitution of India Arts. 54-55: stub row for the national appointer; national agent to complete. For: President of India
- legislative.gov.in · checked Hindi terms as used in the Hindi text of the Constitution of India (Legislative Department). Terms were entered from the Constitution's standard Hindi vocabulary and not re-fetched this session; verify. For: President of India in Hindi
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Third Modi ministry (read 2026-10-12): cabinet portfolios, holders and the 25 July 2026 Education charge change. Fallback source. For: Droupadi Murmu, current term
- sansad.in · checked Lok Sabha: sansad.in member API, status=Sitting, read 2026-10-12 (term start date not published, left empty). Rajya Sabha and ministers: Wikipedia 'List of current members of the Rajya Sabha' and 'Third Modi ministry' (fallback, read 2026-10-12; official Rajya Sabha list unreachable). Officers: Wikipedia infoboxes cross-checked with Wikidata. For: Droupadi Murmu, current term
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India Art. 56, 62, 67, 68, 83: legal terms from the last sworn-in/first-sitting dates; no schedule yet announced by the Election Commission of India (eci.gov.in). For: General election, July 24, 2027