Constitution 102 — Disqualifications for membership

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

(1) A person shall be
disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of
Parliament—
(a) if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India
or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by
Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder;
(b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent
court;
(c) if he is an undischarged insolvent;
(d) if he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the
citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgment of
allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;
(e) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause a person shall not be
deemed to hold an office of profit under the Government of India or the
Government of any State by reason only that he is a Minister either for the
Union or for such State.
(2) A person shall be disqualified for being a member of either House
of Parliament if he is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.

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