Democratic Politics

Election of the President :
The President of India is not directly elected by the people. He is elected indirectly by an electoral college composed of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament as well as the Legislative Assemblies of the states in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. Under this system, no vote goes waste. The vote is cast by the ballot. The value of the vote of a member of the State Legislative Assembly is determined by the population of that state. The voting strength of all the Legislative Assemblies of all the States taken together is equal to the voting strength of the two Houses of the Parliament.
The Person to be elected as the President of India must get a particular quota. The quota is determined by the following formula :

The President is elected for five years term If he so desires, he can seek election for another five years. He used to get a salary of twenty thousand rupees which could not be reduced during his term of office. In August 1998, the Indian Parliament passed a bill hiking the pay of the President from Rs.20,000 to Rs. 50,000 in addition to his usual allowance, perks and privileges as detailed in the Second Schedule (Part-A) of the Constitution. This hike has been necessitated because of the revision of the pay scales of the Central Government employees as a result of the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission.
Removal of the President :
There is a special procedure for the removal of the President. He can be removed by impeachment for violation of the Constitution. This impeachment can be initiated in either House of the Parliament by at least one-fourth of the total members of that House. The notice for this purpose is sent to the President and after 14 days later, It can be taken up for consideration by the House concerned. Such a resolution must be passed by two-third majority of the total number of the House. Then the other House investigates the charges. If the other House approves the charges by two-third majority again, the President is removed. the President has the full right to defend himself personally or through his authorised counsel. The procedure for the removal of the President has thus been made difficult because the President holds an important of rather most important position under the Constitution.