Article 59. Conditions of President’s office
Article 59 of the Indian Constitution outlines the conditions of the President’s office, ensuring impartiality and independence by prohibiting legislative membership and holding other offices of profit, while also detailing the President’s entitlement to official residences and emoluments.
Original text of Article 59 of Constitution of India
(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.
Questions related to Article 59 of Constitution of India
Article 59 of the Indian Constitution lays down the conditions of the President’s office, including restrictions on holding other offices and receiving emoluments.
You can read the complete legal text and related case laws of Article 59 on Indian Kanoon, which explains the President’s conditions of service under the Constitution of India.
As per Article 59, the President shall not hold any other office of profit and shall not receive any emoluments or allowances except those determined by Parliament.
Article 59 focuses on service conditions, while other Articles of Indian Constitution, like Article 58 (qualifications) and Article 60 (oath), cover different aspects of the President’s role.
UPSC aspirants can refer to 99Notes for easy-to-understand notes on Article 59, and consult Indian Kanoon for legal insights from the Constitution of India.
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