The Constitution of India
Disqualifications for membership
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- India
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- 243V
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- in force
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Official sourcechosen as, and for being, a member of a Municipality—
(a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the
purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned:
Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than
twenty-five years of age, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(b) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the Legislature of the State.
138 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part IXA. - The Municipalities)
(2) If any question arises as to whether a member of a Municipality has become subject
to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (1), the question shall be referred for the
decision of such authority and in such manner as the Legislature of a State may, by law,
provide.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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