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A presidential election will be held in India before 25 July 2017, the day when the incumbent President's term expires. The incumbent is eligible for re-election, as no term limits exist in India.
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Selection process
The president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of parliament, the elected members of the Legislative assemblies of the 29 states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
The nomination of a candidate for election to the office of the President must be subscribed by at least 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders. The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the Single transferable vote method. The voting takes place by secret ballot. The manner of election of President is provided by Article 55 of the Constitution.
Potential proposers
The following individuals have been mentioned by some media sources as potential proposer.