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Article 58 of the Constitution of India

Article
58
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President
Index row title
(1) No person shall be eligible for election as President unless he—
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
44a06d01-979e-4576-97e5-a45321cb4dfb

153 words

Verbatim text

(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 theGovernment of India or the Government of any State orunder any local or other authority subject to the controlof any of the said Governments.Term of office ofPresident. Qualifications for election asPresident.Eligibility for re- election. 1Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Act, 2001, s. 2, for “2000”.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V . —The Union. —Arts. 55—58.)28 Explanation. —For the purposes of this article, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by reasononly that he is the President or Vice-President of theUnion or the Governor 1*** of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 58 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President”.
  • The passage runs to about 153 words.

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