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	As of April 2021, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy for Presidency.		As of April 2021, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy for Presidency.

	* [[Sharad Pawar]], Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (1978–1980, 1988–1991, 1993–1995); [[Minister of Agriculture (India)\|Minister of Agriculture]] (2004–2014) [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] (2014–present)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shiv Sena, NCP pitch Sharad Pawar as ‘next’ President of India\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/06/sharad-pawars-name-should-be-considered-for-presidents-post-shiv-sena-leader-sanjay-raut-2085764.html\|access-date=2021-04-17\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>		* [[Sharad Pawar]], Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (1978–1980, 1988–1991, 1993–1995); [[Minister of Agriculture (India)\|Minister of Agriculture]] (2004–2014) [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] (2014–present)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shiv Sena, NCP pitch Sharad Pawar as ‘next’ President of India\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/06/sharad-pawars-name-should-be-considered-for-presidents-post-shiv-sena-leader-sanjay-raut-2085764.html\|access-date=2021-04-17\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
	*[[Karan Singh]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ankit Love wants nomination of Dr Karan Singh & Bhim Singh for President and Vice President of India\|url=https://www.crosstownnews.in/post/65562/-ankit-love-wants-nomination-of-dr-karan-singh-a-bhim-singh-for-president-and-vice-president-of-india.html\|access-date=2021-06-30\|website=News - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&K\|language=en-US}}</ref> Prince Regent (1949-1952) of Jammu and Kashmir, Sadr-e-Riyasat (President) of Jammu and Kashmir (1952–1965); Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1967); Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation (1967–1973); Minister of Health (1973–1977); Minister of Education and Culture (1979–1980); Ambassador to United States of America (1989–1990); Member of Rajya Sabha (2000–2018), former chancellor of [[Banaras Hindu University]]
	*[[Bhim Singh (politician)\|Bhim Singh]],<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-11-29\|title=Report Wire - 2022 Presidential Elections: Bhim Singh must be BJP’s Presidential Nominee\|url=https://www.reportwire.in/2022-presidential-elections-bhim-singh-should-be-bjps-presidential-nominee/\|access-date=2021-12-11\|website=Report Wire\|language=en-US}}</ref> author, former professor of [[University of Cambridge]], former Member of Lok Sabha (1988), former Member of [[National Integration Council]](1991-2016), former member of J&K Legislative Assembly (1977-1987), senior executive member of [[Supreme Court Bar Association (India)\|Supreme Court Bar Association]], executive chairman of state Legal Aid Committee, and founder president of [[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]].
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	File:Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg\|{{center\|Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra~~\|Chief Minister~~]]<br>'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''~~<br>of [[Maharashtra]]}}~~
	File:Pranab Mukherjee receiving the first copy of the book entitled "VB-Raju-The Visionary Leader" from the President of ICCR, Dr. Karan Singh, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg\|{{center\|Former [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir\|Governor]]<br>'''[[Karan Singh]]'''<br>of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}		File:Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg\|{{center\|Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]<br>'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''}}
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The '''2022 Indian presidential election''' will be the 17th '''presidential election''' to be held in India. [[Ram Nath Kovind]] is expected to be the incumbent president at the time of the election. Article 56(1) of the Constitution of India provides that the [[President of India]] shall remain in office for a period of five years. Consequent to the expiry of the term of [[President of India|President]] [[Ram Nath Kovind|Kovind]], an election to fill in the office is expected to be scheduled.

==Background==
Article 58 of the [[Constitution of India|constitution]] sets the qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the president. A president must be:

* a [[Indian nationality law|citizen of India]]
* of 35 years of age or above
* qualified to become a member of the [[Lok Sabha]]

Ram Nath Kovind was elected President in the [[2017 Indian presidential election]], and is expected to remain in office till 25 July 2022. During his [[Presidency of Ram Nath Kovind|presidency]], he made trips to 28 countries, each for a state visit. He has received the highest State honors from six countries, and has held the office during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and subsequent [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]]. He is a potential candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], but has not been nominated by the party.

==Presidential election in India==

Article 58 of the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]] provides that the [[President of India|President]] and [[Vice President of India|Vice President]] of India must be [[citizen of India]], and at least 35 years old. Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the political parties, in which case each party devises a method (such as a [[primary election]]) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position. Traditionally, the primary elections are [[indirect election]]s where voters cast ballots for a slate of party delegates pledged to a particular candidate. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf. The general election in July is also an indirect election, where voters cast ballots for a slate of members of the [[Electoral College]]; these electors in turn directly elect the president and vice president.
=== Selection process ===
{{further|President of India#Selection process|Electoral College (India)}}
The [[President of India]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by an [[Electoral College (India)|electoral college]] consisting of the elected members of both houses of [[Parliament of India|parliament]], the elected members of the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative assemblies]] of the 28 states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of [[Delhi]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. As of 2021, the electoral college comprises 776 [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]s and 4,120 [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]s.
The system assigns varying numbers of votes to these electoral college members, such that the total weight of MPs and those of MLAs is roughly equal and that the voting power of states and territories are proportional to their population. Overall the members of the electoral college were eligible to cast 1,098,903 votes, yielding a threshold for a majority of 549,452 votes.

The nomination of a candidate for election to the office of the President must be subscribed by at least 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders. The election is held by means of a [[secret ballot]] under the [[single transferable vote]] system. The manner of election of President is provided by Article 55 of the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]].

The returning officer for the election was Anoop Mishra, the Secretary General of Lok Sabha.

==Speculated candidates==
As of April 2021, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy for Presidency.

* [[Sharad Pawar]], Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (1978–1980, 1988–1991, 1993–1995); [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]] (2004–2014) [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] (2014–present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shiv Sena, NCP pitch Sharad Pawar as ‘next’ President of India|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/06/sharad-pawars-name-should-be-considered-for-presidents-post-shiv-sena-leader-sanjay-raut-2085764.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*[[Karan Singh]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ankit Love wants nomination of Dr Karan Singh & Bhim Singh for President and Vice President of India|url=https://www.crosstownnews.in/post/65562/-ankit-love-wants-nomination-of-dr-karan-singh-a-bhim-singh-for-president-and-vice-president-of-india.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=News - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&K|language=en-US}}</ref> Prince Regent (1949-1952) of Jammu and Kashmir, Sadr-e-Riyasat (President) of Jammu and Kashmir (1952–1965); Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1967); Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation (1967–1973); Minister of Health (1973–1977); Minister of Education and Culture (1979–1980); Ambassador to United States of America (1989–1990); Member of Rajya Sabha (2000–2018), former chancellor of [[Banaras Hindu University]]
*[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-29|title=Report Wire - 2022 Presidential Elections: Bhim Singh must be BJP’s Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.reportwire.in/2022-presidential-elections-bhim-singh-should-be-bjps-presidential-nominee/|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Report Wire|language=en-US}}</ref> author, former professor of [[University of Cambridge]], former Member of Lok Sabha (1988), former Member of [[National Integration Council]](1991-2016), former member of J&K Legislative Assembly (1977-1987), senior executive member of [[Supreme Court Bar Association (India)|Supreme Court Bar Association]], executive chairman of state Legal Aid Committee, and founder president of [[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]].
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File:Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg|{{center|Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] '''[[Sharad Pawar]]''' of [[Maharashtra]]}}
File:Pranab Mukherjee receiving the first copy of the book entitled "VB-Raju-The Visionary Leader" from the President of ICCR, Dr. Karan Singh, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg|{{center|Former [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor]] '''[[Karan Singh]]''' of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
File:Prof. Bhim Singh (cropped).jpg|{{center|Party Leader '''[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]''' from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
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== See also ==
* [[List of presidents of India]]
* [[2022 Indian vice presidential election]]
* [[2022 elections in India]]

==References==
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