(r) Every member of a Gram Sabha shall, unless disqualified undet this Reeulati6o or any other law for the time being in force, be qualified to vot€ at an eleclon to the Gram Panchayat o! at a mesting of the Gram Sabha.
(.a) Every member of a Gram Sabha shall, uoless disqualified under this Roeulition or undo any other law for the tine being io force, be qualified to be eldted to fill up a seat in the Gram Panchayat as a member or as its Pradhan or as botb:
Provided that if a p,erson is electeil to both the offic€s of a member ac woll as Pradhan. he shall resign eitherr ofthe two offices within a psriod of fourtcen days fiom the dite of the publication of tbc r€sult h the Official Gazette, failirg which his seat in the Gram Panchayal shall become vacant.
(.1) The va*ncy caused by the rsult of such rtsigortion, sball be holdinE-a bye.election for tle purpose
13. A parson shall be disgualfied _for pelw choson as, and for bci4g a member of a Gran Panchayat or its hadhan if bo-
(a) has failed to pay any tax, fee or other sum due to the Gran Ssbhs wiihi! thr€€ mooths from tbe date on or bciore which suoh tax, foe or otbrr sum is requirod to bo Paid' or
(8) holds any salaried ofice or placo of profit under the Gram Sebha or thc Giom Pancbayat, or
(c) has directly,or indirecll any share. or monotery intqcst i! NDy worli ilone ty or -to the Gr,a+ *nglT,yat_:)r ir 3_nl cortract or anploynOir with or unrbr or by or on ber$I ol, tDe umE $aDha, or t Persols guali0cd.to votc ato b€ el6dGd.
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(d) is a servant of the Gov€f,ment or any municipality, or
(e) has been dismissed from the service of the Gov€mment or municipality for nisconduct, or, Cf) has mt attaioed the age of 2l y€ars, oi - (g) has been ordereal to give security for good behaviour under section l@ of ll0 of the Code of Crioinal hoccdurc, 1973, or
(i) has been convicted by a criminal court of aDy offence involving violeice or moral turpitude and senterced to imprisobn€ot fc not less than &re€ months and fiv6 _years have not elapsed since his release, or
(t) is without permission of the 6ram Panchayat, abseni ftom three of its consecutive meetings, or Q) is of an unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent court, or
(ft) has been declared by a comp€tent court to be an insolv€nt, or (!) has been disqualified under any law for the time being in force by compdtent court for adopting a corruPt practice or for commission of an elecdon offenoe at an election,drning the period of such disqualification, or
(m) zubject to clause (f) is so disquatifi€d ty or under any law for the time hiing in force for the purposes of electiors to the House of the People.
14. If any questiotr arises as to whether a person has becom€ suqeqt to any dis{ualification referrcd to in secdon 4; section 7 or section 13, it shall be nderrcd io the Deputy Commissioner for dccision and his decision th€reo! thall bc'final:
Pror/ided that before giring any decision or any such qucstior, the Deputy Commissioncr shall obtaio tbe opinion o[ tbe Election Commission and shall act acoording to such opinion.
15. The Pradhan or the Uppradhan shall not hold any oftce in the Nyaya Panchayat.