President of India
| President of the Republic of India | |
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| Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrapati | |
Logo of the President of India | |
since 25 July 2022 | |
| Head of state of the Republic of India Executive branch of the Indian Government | |
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| Abbreviation | POI |
| Residence | Rashtrapati Bhavan |
| Seat | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Appointer | Electoral College of India |
| Term length | Five years, no restriction on renewal |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of India (1950) |
| Precursor | Monarch of India and his representative the Governor-General of India |
| Formation | 26 January 1950 |
| First holder | Rajendra Prasad |
| Deputy | Vice President of India |
| Salary | • ₹6,000,000 (US$71,000) (annually) |
| Website | presidentofindia |
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The president of India (ISO: Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office on 25 July 2022.
The office of president was created when India's constitution came into force and it became a republic on 26 January 1950. The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising both houses of the Parliament of India and the legislative assemblies of each of India's states and territories, who themselves are all directly elected by the citizens.
Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the president can exercise their powers directly or by subordinate authority, though all of the executive powers vested in the president are, in practice, exercised by the prime minister heading the Council of Ministers. The president is bound by the constitution to act on the advice of the council and to enforce the decrees passed by the Supreme Court under article 142.