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                                                President of Indiaesident of India










                 First tribal President of India.
                 Second woman President after Smt. Pratibha Patil.
                 Served as the Governor of Jharkhand from 2015–2021, becoming the
                first woman to hold the position.



                                                                                   DROUPADI MURMU
                                                                                   DROUPADI MURMU


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          Who is a President?
          v  Head of the Indian State and the First Citizen of India.
          v  Elected by an electoral college consisting of MPs of both Houses of Parliament and MLAs of
              the Assemblies of the States and the Union Territories of  Delhi and Puducherry.

          v  Constitutional Provisions : Article 52–62

          What Powers does President Have?

          Legislative Powers :

          v  Power to dissolve the Lok Sabha.

          v  Gives final assent to pass a bill.

          v  Power to summon both the Houses of Parliament to meet in a joint sitting.
          Appointing Power :


          v  Appoints the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court,
              Governors of States, Ambassadors to other countries, Attorney General, etc.

          Military Powers :

          v  Commander-in-chief of all the Indian Armed Forces.

          v  Appoints the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

          v  Power to declare war or conclude peace with any country on the advice of a council of ministers
              headed by the PM.

          v  Treaties with other countries are signed under his/her name.





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