Act Info:
1[3. Qualification for membership of the Council of States. -
A person shall not be qualified to be chosen as a representative of any State2[***] or Union territory in the Council of States unless he is an elector for a Parliamentary constituency3[in India]]
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1. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for section 3.
2. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966.
3. Substituted for the words "in that State or territory" by Act No. 40 of 2003
Section 4 - Qualifications for membership of the House of the People
A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the House of the People 1 [***] unless -
(a) in the case of a seal reserved for the Scheduled Castes in any State, he is a member of any of the Scheduled Castes, whether of that State or of any other State, and is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency;
(b) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in any State (other than those in the autonomous districts of Assam), he is a member of any of the Scheduled Tribes, whether of the Slate or of any other State (excluding the tribal areas of Assam), and is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency;
(c) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam, he is a member of any of those Scheduled Tribes and is an elector for the Parliamentary constituency in which such seat is reserved or for any other Parliamentary constituency comprising any such autonomous district; 2 [***]
3 [(cc) in the case of the seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Union territory of 4 [Lakshadweep], he is a member of any of those Scheduled Tribes and is an elector for the Parliamentary constituency of that Union territory;5 [***]]
6 [(ccc) in the case of the seat allotted to the State of Sikkim, he is an elector for the Parliamentary constituency for Sikkim;]
(d) in the case of any other seat, he is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency.
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1. Certain words omitted by Act 29 of 1975, Section 12 w.e.f. 15-8-1975.
2. The word "and" omitted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966
3. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966.
4. Substituted by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws Order, 1974 w.e.f. 1-11-1973.
5. The word "and" omitted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975.
6. Inserted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2. and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975.