PART V
THE UNION
CHAPTER I.-THE EXECUTIVE
The President and Vice-President
58. Qualifications for election as President.- (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_48*** of any
State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.
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