Introduction
India is a Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic and the largest democracy in the World. The modern Indian nation state came into existence on 15th of August 1947. Since then free and fair elections have been held at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution, Electoral Laws and System. This is an important topic for General Awareness section of different competitive exams. Indian Constitution Age cum Tenures article presents the list of Indian Constitution Age cum Tenures in Alphabetical order
Constitution
The Constitution of India has vested in the Election Commission of India the superintendence, direction and control of the entire process for conduct of elections to Parliament and Legislature of every State and to the offices of President and Vice-President of India.
Indian Constitution Age cum Tenures 2017 follow the initial defined protocols of Multi-Member Commission. Simple, Absolute and Special Majorities are the practiced modules of Indian Constitution Age cum Tenures 2017.
Below table contains the list of Indian Constitution Age cum Tenures in Alphabetical order:
| Office Holder | Min Age | Max Age | Tenure | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of India | No Minimum Age Limit | 65 | No Fixed Tenure | Attorney General of India is appointed by the president |
| Advocate General | No Minimum Age Limit | 62 | No Fixed Tenure | The Advocate General of every state shall be appointed by he Governor |
| Chief Justice of India | No Minimum Age Limit | 65 | No Fixed Tenure but remains in the office up to age of 65 years | Chief Justice of India shall be appointed by the president and is eligible to a monthly salary of Rs. 90,000 |
| CAG of India | No Minimum age Limit | 65 | 6 years or up to age of 65 years | CAG of india shall be appointed by the president |
| Chief Minister | 25 | No Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | Salary varies as per the state Govt income |
| Chief Justice of High Courts | No Minimum Age Limit | 62 | No fixed tenure but remains in the office up to age of 62 years | The Chief Judge shall be appointed by President of the India in consultation with the state Governor |
| Chairman UPSC | No Minimum Age limit | 65 | 6 years or up to age of 65 years which is earlier | The Chairman appointed by the President of India |
| Chief Election Commissioner of India | No Minimum age limit | 65 | 6 years or up to age of 65 years which is earlier | The CEC of India shall be appointed by the president |
| Governor | 35 | No Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | Monthly Salary-Rs. 1,10,000 |
| Lok Sabha Member | 25 | No Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | Monthly salary-Rs.50,000 |
| Lok Sabha Speaker | 25 | No Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | Serves during the life of Lok Sabha(Maximum 5 years) |
| Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker | 25 | No Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | He/She can be elected among the members of Lok Sabha |
| MLA | 25 | No Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | Salary varies as per the state Govt Income |
| MLC | 30 | No such Maximum age limit | 6 years | This is also called as upper house of the state |
| Member of Gram Panchayat | 21 | No Maximum age limit | 5 years | The Member of a Gram Panchayat can be elected by the gram sabha by Direct elections |
| Other judges of Supreme Court | No Minimum age limit | 65 | No Fixed tenure but remains in the office up to age of 65 years | The Supreme Court Judges are appointed by the President |
| Other judges of High Court | No Minimum age limit | 62 | No fixed tenure but remains in the office up to age of 62 years | The Judge of the high court shall be appointed by the President of India after consultation with the chief justice of the high court |
| Other Members of UPSC | No Minimum Age Limit | 65 | 6 years or up to age of 65 years which is earlier | The Members of UPSC appointed by the president of India |
| President of India | 35 | No Such Maximum Age Limit | 5 years | Monthly salary Rs.1,50,000 |
| Rajya sabha Member | 30 | No Maximum age limit | 6 years | Monthly salary-Rs.50,000 |
| Vice President | 35 | No such Maximum Age limit | 6 years | The Vice President of India is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha. He gets a salary of Rs.1,25,000 per month as chairman of Rajya Sabha not as a Vice President |