(1) Every member of Gram Sabha shall , unless disqualified under this Regulation or any other law for the time being in force , be qualified to vote at an election to the Gram Panchayat or at a meeting of the Gram Sabha.
(2) Every member of a Gram Sabha shall, unless disqualified under this Regulation or under any other law for the time being in force, be qualified to be elected to fill up a seat in the Gram Panchayat as a member or as its Sarpanch or as both:
Provided that if a person is elected to both the offices of a member as well as Sarpanch, he shall resign either of the two offices within a period of fourteen days from the date of the publication of the result in the Official Gazette, failing which his seat in the Gram Panchayat shall become vacant.
(3) The vacancy caused by the result of such resignation, shall be filled by holding a bye-election for the purpose.
Disqualifica . 14. (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being , a member of Lion . a Gram Panchayat , or to continue as such , if he,-
(a) has failed to pay arrears for more than one year of any tax , fee or any sum due to the Gram Panchayat:
Provided that such disqualification shall be operative only if notice for such arrears has been duly served upon such person and such arrears have been displayed on the public notice board of the Gram Panchayat not less than three months prior to the date of election; or
(b) holds any salaried office or office of profit under the Gram Sabha or the Gram Pancbayat; or 8 EXTRAORDINARY No. : 32 DATED : 17TH AUGUST, 2012.
(c) has directly or indirectly or through immediate family member any share or monetary interest in any work done by or to the Gram Panchayat or in any contract or employment with or under or by or on behalf of, the Gram Panchayat; or
(d) is a Government servant or in service in any of municipality or Gram Panchayat;
or
(e) has been dismissed from the service of the Government or of municipality or Gram Panchayat for misconduct within five years prior to the date of poll; or Q) has not attained the age of twenty-one years; or
(g) has been ordered to give security for good behaviour under section 109 or 2 of 1974. section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973; or
(h) has been convicted by a criminal court of any offence involving violence or moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three months and five years have not elapsed since his release: or
(r) is without permission of the Gram Panchayat , absent from three consecutive meetings; or 0) is of an unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent court; or
(k) has been declared by a competent court to be an insolvent; or
(1) has been disqualified under any law for the time being in force by competent court for adopting a corrupt practice or for commission of an election offence at an election during the period of such disqualification; or
(m) subject to clause (1), is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of election to the House of the People; or
(n) is not a citizen of India.
(2) A person shall be disqualified for being a member ofthe Gram Panchayat if he is so disqualified under the Fifth Schedule.
15. If any question arises as to whether a person has become subject to any Decision on disqualification referred to in section 7 or section 13 or section 14, it shall be referred to the disqualification.
Administrator and his decision thereon shall be final:
Provided that before giving any decision on any such question, the Administrator shall obtain the opinion ofthe Election Commission and shall act according to such opinion.
16. The election of members ofa Gram Panchayat shall be held in such manner (including the manner of voting) as may be prescribed and on such date or dates as the Administrator may, in consultation with the Election Commission , by notification direct:
Provided that a casual vacancy shall be filled-up within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of such vacancy:
Provided further that no election shall be held to fill a casual vacancy occurring within six months prior to the general election of a Gram Panchayat under this section.