(1) No person shall be eligible for election
(a) is not a citizen of India ; or () is appointed a Member of the Counoil of Ministers, or elected as Speaker of tho Orissa Legislative Assembly ; or
(c) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind or is under twenty-one years of ago ; or (@)is on undischarged insolvent or being discharged insolvent has not obtained from the Court a certificate. that insolvency was caused by misfortune without misconduct on his part ; or Procedure fur vacation on disqualification.
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(e) is employed asa paid jegal practitioner on behalf of the Anchal Sasan or against the Anchal Sagan ; or
(f) is an officer or employee holding office under the Anchal Sasan or has been dismissed from the Anchal Service ; or
(9) is a Government servant either whole-time or part-time ; or (A)has been dismissed from Government service ; or .
(3) being an employee of any Local authority whether whole-time or part-time has beon dismissed from service by the said Local authority ; or (J) is a habitual offender or has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months for an offence involving moral turpitude or ordered to give security for good behaviour under section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898;or ac of
(4)is interested in a subsisting” contract made with or by or on behalf of the Anchal Sasan except as a share-holder in a co-operative society or as a Director, Secretary, Manager or any other officeholder of such society or as a share-holder in company other than a Director :
Provided that a person shall not be deemed to have anyinterest in such contract by reason only ofhis having a share or interest in—
(a) any lease, sale or purchase of any property or any agreement for the same ; or
(b) any agreement for the loan of money or any security for the payment of money only.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the State Government may, by order in writing remove any of the disqualifications provided in clauses (g), (¢) and (j) of sub-section (1).