• There shall be president, highest constitutional post. (Art 52)
• Election of president by members of electoral college consisting elected members of both houses, state assembly and Delhi and Puducherry UT’s. (Art 54)
• Uniformity in representation of diff states. (Art 55)
• Tenure is 5 yrs (Art 56)
• Eligible for re election (Art 57)
• Qualifications- Citizen of India, Age 35+, Qualified for election as member of LS. (Art 58)
• If vacancy due to expiration of tenure then election must be held before expiry. (Art 62)
• Anti defection doesnt apply in election of president.
• Winning candidate has to secure certain quota of votes to be declared as elected.
• Election commission has authority to conduct election. (Art 324)
• System of proportional representation and single transferable vote.