Article 52 Explained [Article 52]

This article is a compilation of Article 52 as it is. You can read it Hindi and English as well. You can understand it well, that’s why its explanation is also given below, you must read it.

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📜 (Article 52)

52. The President of India.—There shall be a President of India.

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🔍 Article 52 Explanation

Article 52 to 151 comes under Part V of the Indian Constitution. Part 5 is divided into 5 chapters. The first chapter of this is – Executive.

Articles 52 to 78 come under the executive. And the executive of the union has been discussed under this part. Which is the President, the Vice President, the Council of Ministers and the Attorney General come.

The Prime Minister has not been discussed here under the executive because the Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers.

Remember here that Part 5 of the Constitution is also known as The Union.

Overall, under Part 5 of the Constitution, it comes from Article 52 to Article 151. In this article we are going to understand Article 52;

⚫ Article-39 – Constitution of India

⚫ Article-21 – Constitution of India

Article 52 – President of India

Article 52 simply says that there shall be a President of India. Why will it happen, how will it happen; This is discussed in detail in the succeeding paragraphs. Here let us understand some basics related to the President

India gained independence from the British on 15 August 1947, but at that time there was no office called President in India. At that time the British crown was in the hands of George VI and he was made the governor-general of India as king or within his dominions.

Earlier, India had the post of Viceroy equivalent to the President and the last Viceroy in India was Lord Mountbatten.

After the creation of the post of Governor-General, Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India. He held the position from 15 August 1947 to 21 June 1948 and was succeeded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and last Indian person to hold the office of Governor-General from 21 June 1948 to 26 January 1950.

After independence, the Constituent Assembly of India under the leadership of BR Ambedkar began the process of drafting an entirely new constitution for the country.

The Constitution of India was finally enacted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950. And in this new constitution the post of President was created.

The offices of Emperor and Governor-General were replaced by the new office of the President of India. And Dr. Rajendra Prasad was made the first President of India.

Remember , when Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President, the first general election was not even held in India, that is why there was no Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at that time.

After the general elections held in the year 1951-52, gradually members started coming to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The interim government was functioning before the general elections. Which was made by the Constituent Assembly itself.

Some facts related to the President of India

The Constitution of India confers on the President the responsibility and authority to protect and safeguard the Constitution of India and its rule of law.

◾Essentially, any action taken by the executive or legislative bodies of the Constitution becomes law only after the assent of the President. The President will not accept any act of the executive or legislature which is unconstitutional.

◾The President of India is the head of the state and the first citizen of India. The President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

◾The President serves for a term of five years and can be re-elected for a second term.

◾The President is the nominal head of the executive. The real head of the executive is the Prime Minister.

◾The President has several important duties and responsibilities, including serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, appointing the Prime Minister and other key government officials, and acting as the custodian of the Indian Constitution.

◾The President also has the power to grant pardon, relief and pardon in certain cases.

◾Apart from his official duties, the President also acts as a symbol of national unity and represents India on the international stage.

◾The President often attends cultural and social events, and meets leaders of other countries to promote India’s interests and values.

When the Indian President was elected on 26 January 1950, the Viceroy’s House was converted into the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

◾ The President is bound by the Constitution to act on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet unless the advice violates the Constitution.

Overall, the President of India plays an important role in the functioning of the Government of India and in shaping the future of the country.

List of presidents of india

Sl.No	President	From	To
1	Rajendra Prasad	26 Jan 1950	13 May 1962
2	S. Radhakrishnan	13 May 1962	13 May 1967
3	Zakir Husain	13 May 1967	3 May 1969
Acting	V. V. Giri	3 May 1969	20 July 1969
Acting	Mo. Hidayatullah	20 July 1969	24 Aug 1969
4	V. V. Giri	24 Aug 1969	24 Aug 1974
5	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	24 Aug 1974	11 Feb 1977
Acting	B. D. Jatti	11 Feb1977	25 July 1977
6	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	25 July 1977	25 July 1982
7	Zail Singh	25 July 1982	25 July 1987
8	R. Venkataraman	25 July 1987	25 July 1992
9	Shankar Dayal Sharma	25 July 1992	25 July 1997
10	K.R. Narayanan	25 July 1997	25 July 2002
11	A.P.J. Abdul Kalam	25 July 2002	25 July 2007
12	Pratibha Patil	25 July 2007	25 July 2012
13	Pranab Mukherjee	25 July 2012	25 July 2017
14	Ram Nath Kovind	25 July 2017	25 July 2022
15	Draupadi Murmu	25 July 2022	Current

So this is Article 52, hope you have understood. To understand other paragraphs, you can use the link given below.

⚫ Article-31(b) – Constitution of India

⚫ Article-31(a) – Constitution of India

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Disclaimer- Article presented here and its interpretation on the original constitution (latest edition), DD Basu's interpretation on the constitution (mainly) and various scholars of the constitution (whose articles are available in newspapers, magazines and audio-visuals on the Internet) based on. We have just tried to make it interesting and easy to understand.