Constitution of India 1949, as amended to 2019
Head of State
  • English
    There shall be a President of India. (Art. 52)
  • Hindi
    भारत का एक राष्ट्रपति होगा। (अनुच्छेद 52)
Head of State
  • English
    (1) The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.
    … (Art. 53)
  • Hindi
    (1) संघ की कार्यपालिका शक्ति राष्ट्रपति में निहित होगी और वह इसका प्रयोग इस संविधान के अनुसार स्वयं या अपने अधीनस्थ अधिकारियों के द्वारा करेगा।
    … (अनुच्छेद 53)
Head of State
  • English
    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. (Art. 54)
  • Hindi
    राष्ट्रपति का निर्वाचन ऐसे निर्वाचकगण के सदस्य करेंगे जिसमें—
    (क) संसद के दोनों सदनों के निर्वाचित सदस्य; और
    (ख) राज्यों की विधान सभाओं के निर्वाचित सदस्य होंगे। (अनुच्छेद 54)
Head of State
  • English
    (1) No person shall be eligible for election as President unless he—
    (a) is a citizen of India,
    (b) has completed the age of thirty-five years, and
    (c) is qualified for election as a member of the House of the People.
    (2) A person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Governments. (Art. 58)
  • Hindi
    (1) कोई व्यक्ति राष्ट्रपति निर्वाचित होने का पात्र तभी होगा जब वह—
    (क) भारत का नागरिक है,
    (ख) पैंतीस वर्ष की आयु पूरी कर चुका है, और
    (ग) लोक सभा का सदस्य निर्वाचित होने के लिए अर्हित है।
    (2) कोई व्यक्ति, जो भारत सरकार के या किसी राज्य की सरकार के अधीन अथवा उक्त सरकारों में से किसी के नियंत्रण में किसी स्थानीय या अन्य प्राधिकारी के अधीन कोई लाभ का पद धारण करता है, राष्ट्रपति निर्वाचित होने का पात्र नहीं होगा। (अनुच्छेद 58)
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Constitution of India 1949, as amended to 2019 (English). According to Art. 343: "(1) The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. … (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement …"

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Constitution of India 1949, as amended to 2019 (Hindi).

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Part III on Fundamental Rights.
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Part III on Fundamental Rights.
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Part IV on Directive Principles of State Policy.
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Part III on Fundamental Rights.