History & Civics
What reasons were given for adopting the method of Indirect Election for Presidential Elections?
Answer
The reasons that were given for adopting the method of Indirect Election for Presidential election-
- The power really resided in the Council of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister and the Union Parliament and not in the President as such. Therefore, it would be an anomaly if the President is to be elected directly by the people and is not given any real power.
- The framers of the Constitution wanted the Presidential election to remain a quiet and dignified affair. They knew that tremendous loss of time, energy and money would be involved in a direct Presidential election.
- It would be difficult to provide an electoral machinery for an election in which millions of people would have to participate. Such a complex system of voting is often difficult to understand.
- A direct election would place too much of power in the hands of the masses, many of whom being illiterate even now.
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