What is the minimum age required to contest the Presidential election in India?
35
Article 58 of the Constitution lays down the qualifications for the office of the President of India. A candidate must:
(a) be a citizen of India;
(b) have completed the age of 35 years;
(c) be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha; and
(d) not hold any office of profit under the Government of India, a State Government or a local authority.
Hence the minimum age is 35 years.
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