2.1. Qualification

In order to be qualified for election as President, a person must:

♤ be a citizen of India

♤ have completed 35 yrs. of age

♤ be qualified to contest elections as a member of the Lok Sabha (House of the People)

♤ not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Government (Art. 58).