Constitution Section 59 — Conditions of President's office

Part V — THE UNION — The President and Vice-President

Constitutional

Summary

The President cannot be a member of Parliament or any state legislature. If a member of either is elected President, they automatically leave their seat in that legislature on the day they start their presidential term. The President is also not allowed to hold any other paid job. The President can use official residences without paying rent and receives pay, allowances, and privileges set by Parliament, or as listed in the Second Schedule until Parliament makes a law. The President’s pay and allowances cannot be reduced while they are in office.

Official Text

(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.