Eligibility for President: citizenship, minimum age and parliamentary qualification required; holding office of profit disqualifies. A candidate for President must be an Indian citizen, have reached the prescribed minimum age and be qualified for election to the House of the People. A person holding any office of profit under the Union, a State, or a local or other authority under their control is disqualified, but being President, Vice President, Governor, or a Minister does not by itself constitute holding such an office of profit.