Consider the following statements:
- 1.If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.
- 2.Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place.
- 3.When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) None
None of the three statements is correct. Article 71 protects acts already done by a President whose election is later voided, Articles 62 and 71 do not allow the election to be delayed because of vacancies in the electoral college, and Article 111 sets no time limit for the President to assent to a Bill.
- ✗ 1. Article 71(2) says acts done by the President on or before the date of the Supreme Court's decision are not invalidated by the declaration that the election was void.
- ✗ 2. Article 62(1) requires the election to be completed before the term ends, and Article 71(4) says the election cannot be questioned because of vacancies in the electoral college, such as dissolved Assemblies.
- ✗ 3. Article 111 says the President shall declare that he assents or withholds assent, and may return a non-Money Bill for reconsideration, but it fixes no time limit.
Remember · Presidential election: acts done before a voided election stand (Art. 71(2)); vacancies in the electoral college do not stop it (71(4)); Art. 111 sets no deadline for assent.
Sources
- Constitution of India, Article 71(2) (Legislative Department) ↗ “the powers and duties of the office of President or Vice-President, as the case may be, on or before the date of the decision of the Supreme Court shall not be invalidated by reason of that declaration. … The election of a person as President or Vice-President shall not be called in question on the ground of the existence of any vacancy for whatever reason among the members of the electoral college electing him. … An election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of President shall be completed before the expiration of the term. … it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill, or that he withholds assent therefrom”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·