PART V THE UNION · CHAPTER I.— THE EXECUTIVE · The President and Vice-President

Article 59: Conditions of President's office

(1) The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State, and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State be elected President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as President.

(2) The President shall not hold any other office of profit.

(3) The President shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule.

(4) The emoluments and allowances of the President shall not be diminished during his term of office.

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1. Consider the following statements: 1. A President who wishes to resign must address his resignation in writing to the Vice-President. 2. A person who has once held office as President is not eligible for re-election to that office. 3. If a sitting member of a State Legislative Assembly is elected President, he is deemed to have vacated his seat on the date on which he enters upon his office as President. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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