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Prepared By:- Rupendra
                Shaikul
                 Akram
 India achieved independence from the United
Kingdom, on 15 August 1947, as a Dominion
within the Commonwealth of Nations.
 Under the new constitution, India became a
republic. The office of Governor-General and role
of the King were swept aside, being replaced by
the new office of President of India and Dr. Rajendra
Prasad became the first President.
  The President of India is the head of state of
   the Republic of India.
 The President is the formal head of the
legislature, executive and judiciary branches of
Indian Democracy and is the commander-in-chief
of the Indian Armed Forces.
 On 25 July 2007, Pratibha Devisingh Patil became
the 12th and the current President and also the
first woman to serve in the office.
 The 14th indirect presidential election will be held
in India on July 19th 2012 to elect the 13th President
of India. The last date for filing nominations is the 30 of
June while the counting of votes is set to be done on the
22nd of July 2012.
A  citizen of India
 Of 35 years of age or above
 Qualified to become a member of the Lok
  Sabha
 Certain office-holders, however, are
  permitted to stand as Presidential
  candidates. These are:
-The current Vice President.
-The Governor of any State.
-A Minister of the Union or of any State
  (Including Prime Minister and Chief
  Ministers).
 Whenever  the office becomes vacant, the
 new President is chosen by an electoral
 college consisting of the elected members of
 both houses of Parliament, the elected
 members of the State Legislative Assemblies
 (Vidhan Sabha) and the elected members of
 the legislative assemblies of the Union
 Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
Party/Alliance   Percentage

UPA - TMC        37.6%

NDA              28%

SP               6.2%

Left             4.7%

TMC              4.4%

BSP              3.9%

AIADMK           3.3%

BJD              2.7%
 -Manmohan Singh, present Prime Minister of
  India
-Pranab Mukherjee, present Finance Minister of
  India
-Hamid Ansari, present Vice President of India
-A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India
-Gopal Krishna Gandhi, former Governor of West
  Bengal and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi
-P. A. Sangma, senior NCP leader
  from Meghalaya and former Speaker of the
  Loksabha
-Meira Kumar, present Speaker of the Loksabha
-Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the
  Loksabha
 On Wednesday,TMC chief Mamta Banerjee had
  got SP Chief Mulayam singh yadav on her side
 to reject Sonia Gandhi’s nominees Finance
  Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President
  Hamid Ansari as Presidential Candidates.
 Congress general seceratary Janardan Dwivedi
  declared after the meeting with Sonia Gandhi
  that party cannot afford former president APJ
  Abdul Kalam ,Somnath Chaterjee and PM
  Manmohan Singh as Presidents, suggested by
  Mamta Banerjee.
 Although the BJP hasn’t made it Official but
  many of its leaders have said that they would
  have no objection to Kalam’s Candidature.
   We would like to choose former president of India Dr. APJ
    Abdul Kalam as our future President.
   Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam(born 15 October
    1931), is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as
    the 11th President of India from 26 July 2002 to 24 July 2007.
Why??????
   After graduating from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT –
    Chennai) in 1960, Kalam joined Aeronautical Development
    Establishment of Defense Research and Development
    Organization as a chief scientist. There, Kalam started his
    career by designing a small helicopter for theIndian Army
   A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World
    Students' Day by United Nations.
    He also has received honorary doctorates from 40
    universities.
   The Government of Indiahas honoured him with the Padma
    Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his
    work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor
    to the Government.
 In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian
  honour, the prestigious Bharat Ratna for his
  immense and valuable contribution to the
  scientific research and modernisation of defence
  technology. He was the second scientist after the
  late Homi Bhabha to receive this award.
 In May 2011, Kalam launched his mission for the
  youth of the nation called the What Can I Give
  Movement with a central theme to defeat
  corruption.
 He was nominated for the MTV Youth Icon of the
  Year award in 2003.
 In his book India 2020, Kalam strongly advocates
  an action plan to develop India into a knowledge
  superpower and a developed nation by the year
  2020.
 Kalam had taken credit of inventing
  the Agni,Prithvi, and Aakash missile system.
Indian Presidential Race 2012
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Indian Presidential Race 2012

  • 1. Prepared By:- Rupendra Shaikul Akram
  • 2.  India achieved independence from the United Kingdom, on 15 August 1947, as a Dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations.  Under the new constitution, India became a republic. The office of Governor-General and role of the King were swept aside, being replaced by the new office of President of India and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President.
  • 3.  The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India.  The President is the formal head of the legislature, executive and judiciary branches of Indian Democracy and is the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.  On 25 July 2007, Pratibha Devisingh Patil became the 12th and the current President and also the first woman to serve in the office.  The 14th indirect presidential election will be held in India on July 19th 2012 to elect the 13th President of India. The last date for filing nominations is the 30 of June while the counting of votes is set to be done on the 22nd of July 2012.
  • 4. A citizen of India  Of 35 years of age or above  Qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha  Certain office-holders, however, are permitted to stand as Presidential candidates. These are: -The current Vice President. -The Governor of any State. -A Minister of the Union or of any State (Including Prime Minister and Chief Ministers).
  • 5.  Whenever the office becomes vacant, the new President is chosen by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of Parliament, the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
  • 6. Party/Alliance Percentage UPA - TMC 37.6% NDA 28% SP 6.2% Left 4.7% TMC 4.4% BSP 3.9% AIADMK 3.3% BJD 2.7%
  • 7.  -Manmohan Singh, present Prime Minister of India -Pranab Mukherjee, present Finance Minister of India -Hamid Ansari, present Vice President of India -A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India -Gopal Krishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi -P. A. Sangma, senior NCP leader from Meghalaya and former Speaker of the Loksabha -Meira Kumar, present Speaker of the Loksabha -Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Loksabha
  • 8.  On Wednesday,TMC chief Mamta Banerjee had got SP Chief Mulayam singh yadav on her side to reject Sonia Gandhi’s nominees Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari as Presidential Candidates.  Congress general seceratary Janardan Dwivedi declared after the meeting with Sonia Gandhi that party cannot afford former president APJ Abdul Kalam ,Somnath Chaterjee and PM Manmohan Singh as Presidents, suggested by Mamta Banerjee.  Although the BJP hasn’t made it Official but many of its leaders have said that they would have no objection to Kalam’s Candidature.
  • 9. We would like to choose former president of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as our future President.  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam(born 15 October 1931), is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 26 July 2002 to 24 July 2007. Why??????  After graduating from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT – Chennai) in 1960, Kalam joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defense Research and Development Organization as a chief scientist. There, Kalam started his career by designing a small helicopter for theIndian Army  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World Students' Day by United Nations.  He also has received honorary doctorates from 40 universities.  The Government of Indiahas honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government.
  • 10.  In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the prestigious Bharat Ratna for his immense and valuable contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology. He was the second scientist after the late Homi Bhabha to receive this award.  In May 2011, Kalam launched his mission for the youth of the nation called the What Can I Give Movement with a central theme to defeat corruption.  He was nominated for the MTV Youth Icon of the Year award in 2003.  In his book India 2020, Kalam strongly advocates an action plan to develop India into a knowledge superpower and a developed nation by the year 2020.  Kalam had taken credit of inventing the Agni,Prithvi, and Aakash missile system.