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Section 16: Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019Central Act · Act 34 of 2019

A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly unless he--

(a) is a citizen of India and makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Fourth Schedule of this Act;

(b) is not less than twenty-five years of age; and

(c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by the Parliament.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Section16
Marginal noteQualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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