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{{Short description|17th Indian presidential election}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Indian presidential election
| election_name = 2022 Indian Presidential Election
| country = India
| country = India
| type = Presidential
| type = Presidential
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| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
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| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
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| alliance2 = United Progressive Alliance
| party2 = Indian National Congress
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| title = [[President of India|President]]
| title = [[President of India|President]]
| before_election = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| before_election = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
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* qualified to become a member of the [[Lok Sabha]]
* 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.
Ram Nath Kovind was elected President in [[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 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 [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], but has not been nominated by the party yet.
 
== Electoral system==
==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)}}
{{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 [[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 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 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 [[Instant-runoff voting]] system.<ref>The Constitution of 1950 use the term [[Single transferable vote]], which is now used for a system with multiple-member constituencies. When there is only one of the latter, the system is now called [[Instant-runoff voting]]</ref> The manner of election of President is provided by Article 55 of the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]].
 
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 [[Natural-born-citizen clause|natural-born citizens]] 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.


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


==Speculated candidates==
==Electoral College==
{{Refimprove|date=January 2022}}
 
As of April 2021, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy for Presidency.
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|-
| rowspan="2"|House
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="background:gray;" |
|-
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|Others
|-
|[[Lok Sabha]]
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|{{Composition bar|110|540|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|96|540|{{party color|Others}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|-
|[[Rajya Sabha]]
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|{{Composition bar|50|224|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
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|-
|[[Vidhan Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|1738|4013|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|1040|4013|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
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|}
*[[2022 elections in India|Elections]] to 80 [[Rajya Sabha]] seats are due in 2022, before the presidential election.
 
===Electoral college partisan composition===
{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="2"|Party/Alliance
! Lok Sabha votes
! Rajya Sabha votes
! State Assemblies votes
! Total votes
! Percentage
|- style="text-align:center"
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| 2,36,472
| 76,464
| 2,17,046
| 5,30,690
| 49.00%
|- style="text-align:center"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| 77,880
| 35,400
| 1,46,600
| 2,56,756
| 24.02%
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background:gray;" |
| Other parties
| 67,968
| 46,278
| 1,77,575
| 2,94,395
| 26.98%
|- style="text-align:center"
|colspan="2"|''' Total'''
|'''3,82,320'''
|'''1,58,142'''
|'''5,41,221'''
|'''10,81,683'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
 
== Potential candidates ==
As of April 2021, the following people have been subjects of discussion in media 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>
'''National Democratic Alliance'''


<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
* [[Nitish Kumar]], [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] (2015–present)<ref name="who">{{cite web |title=2022 presidential election: Who will be India’s next president? |url=https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/2022-presidential-election-who-will-be-indias-next-president-1.85921611 |publisher=Gulf News |accessdate=21 March 2022|author=Chaturvedi, Swati|date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Amarinder Singh|Capt. Amarinder Singh]], [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Former Chief Minister of Punjab]] (2002–2007; 2017–2021)<ref name="who" />
* [[Anusuiya Uikey]], [[List of governors of Chhattisgarh|Governor of Chhattisgarh]] (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/president-election-2022-bjp-will-announce-its-presidential-candidate-and-will-have-an-eye-on-2024-elections/articleshow/91417631.cms |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>
* [[Arif Mohammad Khan]], [[List of governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]], (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/president-election-2022-bjp-will-announce-its-presidential-candidate-and-will-have-an-eye-on-2024-elections/articleshow/91417631.cms |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>
* [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]], [[List of governors of Telangana|Governor of Telengana]] (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/president-election-2022-bjp-will-announce-its-presidential-candidate-and-will-have-an-eye-on-2024-elections/articleshow/91417631.cms |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>
* [[Draupadi Murmu]], [[Governor of Jharkhand]] (2015–2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/president-election-2022-bjp-will-announce-its-presidential-candidate-and-will-have-an-eye-on-2024-elections/articleshow/91417631.cms |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>
 
'''United Progressive Alliance'''
 
* [[Karan Singh]], [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1965–1967)<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=2022-05-02 |website=News  - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&amp;K |language=en-US|date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Sharad Pawar]], [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra]] (2014–present).<ref name="who" />


File:Sharad Govindrao Pawar.jpg|{{center|Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]<br>'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''}}
'''Third Front'''


* [[Mayawati]], [[List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] (1993–1996; 1998–2000; 2007–2012)<ref name="who" />
* [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister of Telangana]] (2014–present)<ref name="who" />
* [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party|President of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]] (2021–present).<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=2022-03-06 |website=Report Wire |language=en-US}}</ref>
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File:Nitish Kumar.jpg|{{center|[[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]<br>'''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>of [[Bihar]]}}
File:Amarinder Singh.jpg|{{center|Former [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]<br>'''[[Amarinder Singh]]'''<br>of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]}}
File:The Vice President, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Mo Tribal Affairs, Ms. Anusuiya Uikey addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on September 24, 2018 (1) (cropped).JPG|{{center|[[Governor of Chhattisgarh|Governor]]<br>'''[[Anusuiya Uikey]]'''<br>of [[Chhattisgarh]]}}
File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|{{center|[[List of governors of Kerala|Governor]]<br>'''[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]'''<br>of [[Kerala]]}}
File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with her book "Suvai Migu Theneer Thuligal".jpg|{{center|[[List of governors of Telangana|Governor]]<br>'''[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]'''<br>of [[Telangana]]}}
File:Governor of Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu in December 2016.jpg|{{center|Former [[Governor of Jharkhand|Governor]]<br>'''[[Draupadi Murmu]]'''<br>of [[Jharkhand]]}}
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 (cropped).jpg|{{center|Former [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor]]<br>'''[[Karan Singh]]'''<br>of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
File:The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar addressing at the launch of the Sahana Group’s New Marathi Channel “Jai Maharashtra”, in Mumbai on April 27, 2013 (cropped).jpg|{{center|[[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha MP]]<br>'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''<br>from [[Maharashtra]]}}
File:Mayawati.jpg|{{center|Former [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]<br>'''[[Mayawati]]'''<br>of [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|{{center|[[List of chief ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister]]<br>'''[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'''<br>of [[Telangana]]}}
File:Prof. Bhim Singh (cropped).jpg|{{center|[[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party|President of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]]. <br>'''[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]'''<br>from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
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* [[List of presidents of India]]
* [[List of presidents of India]]
* [[2022 Indian vice presidential election]]
* [[2022 Indian vice presidential election]]
* [[2022 elections in India]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:54, 10 May 2022

2022 Indian Presidential Election

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Nominee TBD TBD TBD
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA United Progressive Alliance Third Front (India)

Incumbent President

Ram Nath Kovind
BJP



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 Kovind, an election to fill in the office is expected to be scheduled.

Background

Article 58 of the constitution sets the qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the president. A president must be:

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

Electoral system

The President of India is indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of parliament, the elected members of the Legislative assemblies of the 28 states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. As of 2021, the electoral college comprises 776 MPs and 4,120 MLAs. 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 Instant-runoff voting system.[1] The manner of election of President is provided by Article 55 of the Constitution.

Article 58 of the Indian Constitution provides that the President and Vice President of India must be natural-born citizens 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 elections 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.

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

Electoral College

House
National Democratic Alliance United Progressive Alliance Others
Lok Sabha
334 / 540 (62%)
110 / 540 (20%)
96 / 540 (18%)
Rajya Sabha
122 / 224 (54%)
50 / 224 (22%)
66 / 224 (29%)
Vidhan Sabha
1,738 / 4,013 (43%)
1,040 / 4,013 (26%)
1,257 / 4,013 (31%)

Electoral college partisan composition

Party/Alliance Lok Sabha votes Rajya Sabha votes State Assemblies votes Total votes Percentage
NDA 2,36,472 76,464 2,17,046 5,30,690 49.00%
UPA 77,880 35,400 1,46,600 2,56,756 24.02%
Other parties 67,968 46,278 1,77,575 2,94,395 26.98%
Total 3,82,320 1,58,142 5,41,221 10,81,683 100.00%

Potential candidates

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

National Democratic Alliance

United Progressive Alliance

Third Front

See also

References

  1. The Constitution of 1950 use the term Single transferable vote, which is now used for a system with multiple-member constituencies. When there is only one of the latter, the system is now called Instant-runoff voting
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chaturvedi, Swati (23 February 2022). "2022 presidential election: Who will be India's next president?". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. "बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. "बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. "बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. "बीजेपी करेगी राष्ट्रपति पद के प्रत्याशी का ऐलान तो 2024 चुनाव पर होगी नजर, जानें किन नामों पर चल रही चर्चा". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. "Ankit Love wants nomination of Dr Karan Singh & Bhim Singh for President and Vice President of India". News - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&K. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. "Report Wire - 2022 Presidential Elections: Bhim Singh must be BJP's Presidential Nominee". Report Wire. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.