Section 6 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Council

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Section 6: Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Council

Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Council.

(1) A person shall not be qualifled to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by election unless he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State.

(2) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by nomination by the Governor unless he is ordinarily resident in the State.

Source: official text of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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