122 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
154 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948
(b) if, after taking the said multiples of one thousand, the remainder is not less than five hundred, then the vote of each member referred to in sub-clause (a) of this clause shall be further increased by one;
(c) each elected member of either House of Parliament shall have such number of votes as may be obtained by dividing the total number of votes assigned to the members of the Legislatures of the States under sub-clauses (a) and (b) of this clause by the total number of such members, fractions exceeding one-half being counted as one and other fractions being disregarded.
(3) The election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot.
Explanation.—In this article, the expression ”the Legislature of a State” means, where the Legislature is bicameral, the Lower House of the Legislature, and the expression “population” means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census.
Term of office 45. The President shall hold office for a term of of President. five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
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Provided that—
(a) the President may, by resignation under his hand addressed to the Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker of the House of the People, resign his office; 30
(b) the President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in article 50 of this Constitution;
(c) the President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office
Eligibility for 46. A person who holds, or who has held, office re-election. as President shall be eligible for re-election to that office once, but only once.
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Qualifications for election as President.
- (1) No person shall be eligible for election as President unless he—
(a) is a citizen of India,