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Hard · Article 66(2) to (4): eligibility for election as Vice-President

Consider the following statements regarding eligibility for election to the office of Vice-President of India:

1. A candidate must be qualified for election as a member of the House of the People.

2. A person is not ineligible for election merely because he holds the office of Governor of a State.

3. A sitting member of a State Legislative Assembly must resign that seat before he can be nominated as a candidate.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

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