A person shall not be qualified for chosen to fill a seat in a panchayat at any level unless: -
(a) his name appears in the electoral roll of any constituency in the Panchayat;
(b) he has completed his twenty-first year of age 25(on the date of filing of nomination);
(c) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Castes or for the Scheduled Tribes, he is a member of any of those castes or for those tribes, as the case may be;
[*Provided that even if a candidate has omitted any word or words inadvertently when he makes and subscribes signature in such oath or affirmation and in the case he has been subsequently elected as a member and assumed office on oath or affirmation made in the Second Schedule he shall not be considered as disqualified for the mistake happened earlier.]
(d) in the case of a seat reserved for women, such person is a women;
(e) he makes and subscribes before the returning officer or any other person authorised by the State Election Commission an oath of affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the first schedule.
(f) he has not been disqualified under any other provisions of this Act.
30. Disqualification of officers and employees of Government, local authorities etc.
(1) Officer or employee in the service of the State or Central Government or of a local authority or a corporation controlled by the State or Central Government or of a local authority or any company in which the State or Central Government or a local authority has 26(not less than fifty one percent share) or of a statutory Board or of any University in the state shall be qualified, for election or for holding office as a member of a panchayat at any level.
27[Explanation - For the purpose of this section, company means a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956) and includes a co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969)].
(2) Any Officer or employee referred to in sub-section (1) who has been dismissed for corruption or disloyalty shall be disqualified for a period of five years from the date of such dismissal for election or for holding office as a member of a panchayat at any level.