The qualifications for election as President of India (a citizen who has completed 35 years and is qualified for election to the Lok Sabha) are laid down in:

Article 58 lays down the qualifications for election as President of India.

Qualifications under Article 58:

• The person must be a citizen of India.
• The person must have completed the age of 35 years.
• The person must be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
• The person must not hold any office of profit under the Government of India, a State government, or any local or other authority under the control of these governments.

Offices not treated as offices of profit:

A sitting President or Vice-President, the Governor of any State, and a Minister of the Union or of a State are not considered to hold an office of profit for this purpose; so they can contest the election.

Conditions for nomination:

• Under the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, a candidate's nomination must be supported by at least 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders.
• The candidate must make a security deposit of 15,000 rupees in the Reserve Bank of India.
• These conditions were introduced in 1997 to discourage frivolous candidates.

Other provisions on the President:

• Article 52: There shall be a President of India.
• Article 54: The President is elected by an electoral college of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies.
• Article 55: The manner of election, by proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
• Article 56: The term of office is five years.
• Article 57: The President is eligible for re-election.
• Article 60: The oath of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India.
• Article 61: Impeachment of the President.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Article 54 deals with the election of the President; Article 56 with the term of office; Article 60 with the oath.