| Capitale | nome: New Delhi coordinate geografiche: 28 36 N, 77 12 E differenza di tempo: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the city's name is associated with various myths and legends; the original name for the city may have been Dhilli or Dhillika; alternatively, the name could be a corruption of the Hindustani words "dehleez" or "dehali" - both terms meaning "threshold" or "gateway" - and indicative of the city as a gateway to the Gangetic Plain; after the British decided to move the capital of their Indian Empire from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, they created a new governmental district south of the latter designated as New Delhi; the new capital was not formally inaugurated until 1931 |
| Indipendenza | 15 Agosto 1947 (from the UK) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Repubblica, 26 Gennaio (1950) |
| Costituzione | history: previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 Novembre 1949, adopted 26 Novembre 1949, effective 26 Gennaio 1950 amendments: proposed by either the Council of States or the House of the People; passage requires majority participation of the total membership in each house and at least two-thirds majority of voting members of each house, followed by assent of the president of India; proposed amendments to the constitutional amendment procedures also must be ratified by at least one half of the India state legislatures before presidential assent; amended many times, last in 2019 (2019) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Ram Nath KOVIND (da allora 25 July 2017); Vice Presidente M. Venkaiah NAIDU (da allora 11 August 2017) capo di governo: Prime Minister Narendra MODI (da allora 26 May 2014) cabinet: Union Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the president elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 17 July 2017 (next to be held in July 2022); vice president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 5 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022); following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by Lok Sabha members of the majority party election results: Ram Nath KOVIND elected president; percent of electoral college vote - Ram Nath KOVIND (BJP) 65.7% Meira KUMAR (INC) 34.3%; M. Venkaiah NAIDU elected vice president; electoral college vote - M. Venkaiah NAIDU (BJP) 516, Gopalkrishna GANDHI (independent) 244 |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
