Section 5: State Election Commissioner to hold no other office.

The State Election Commissioner (Qualifications and Appointment) Act, 1994.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 22 of 1994

The State Election Commissioner shall not be a member of Parliament or a member of the State Legislature or a member (or Councillor) of any Panchayat or Municipality in the State and shall not hold any office of trust or profit (other than his office as the State Election Commissioner), or be connected with any political party or carry on any business or practice any profession; and accordingly before he enters upon his office, a person appointed as the State Election Commissioner shall,-

(a) if he is a Member of Parliament or of the Legislature of the State or of the Panchayat or the Municipality resign such membership ; or

(b) if he holds any office of trust or profit resign from such office ; or

(d) if he is carrying on any business sever his connection (short of divesting himself of ownership) with the conduct and management of such business ; or

(e) if he is practising any profession, suspend practice of such profession.

Where this provision sits

Act	The State Election Commissioner (Qualifications and Appointment) Act, 1994.
Section	5
Marginal note	State Election Commissioner to hold no other office.
Jurisdiction	State of Maharashtra
Status	In force as published by the source

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