What is the minimum age required to be eligible to contest Presidential election in India?

Question

Who among the following is not eligible to vote at a General Election in India ?
[A] The Prime minister
[B] A Non Resident India
[C] A Prisoner
[D] An Indian Army Officer

Answer 1

In India a person must be at least:

• 35 to be the President or Vice President, Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the States as specified in the Constitution of India
• 30 to be a member of Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament of India) and a Vidhan Parishad (the upper house of a State Legislature, in those states where the legislature is bicameral.)
• 25 to be the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Union Minister, Chief Minister, Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Minister in the State
• Governments. Additionally, to be a member of Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament of India) and a Vidhan Sabha (the lower house a State Legislature in the States of India.)
• 21 to be the Mayor, Chairman, Head and a Member (Members are variously called Corporators/Councillors/Ward Members according to the type of their respective local bodies) of a Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation), Nagar Palika (Municipal Council),
• Nagar Panchayat (Town Committee), Gram Sabha (Village Council) and Gram Panchayat (Village Committee) respectively.