Part V · The President and Vice-President
Article 58 Qualifications for election as President.
This article sets the qualifications for President. A candidate must be a citizen of India. The candidate must have completed thirty five years of age. And the candidate must be qualified for election to the House of the People. A person holding an office of profit under the Government of India, a State, or a.
- (1) No person shall be eligible for election as President unless he— (a) is a citizen of India, (b) has completed the age of thirty-five years, and (c) is qualified for election as a member of the House of the People.
- (2) A person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Governments.
- Explanation.For the purposes of this article, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by reason only that he is the President or Vice-President of the Union or the Governor 1*** of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.
What it means
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This article sets the qualifications for President. A candidate must be a citizen of India. The candidate must have completed thirty five years of age. And the candidate must be qualified for election to the House of the People. A person holding an office of profit under the Government of India, a State, or a controlled authority is not eligible. The President, Vice-President, Governors, and Ministers do not count as holding offices of profit here.