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A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of the Gram if he (a) is not a citizen oflndia; or (b) is nor twenty one years of age ; or (c) has been dismissed from the services of Central or any State Government or Gram Panchayat, [ erstwhilej Anchal Sarni ti and Zilla Parishad or any other local authority for misconduct, unless a period of five years has elapsed from such dismissal ; or @) (d) if he is in the service of or holds any office of profit under the Central Government or any State Government or autonomous body or any Zilla Parishad/ [* * *] or an',' Gram Panchayat; (e) has directly or indirectly any share or monetary interest in any work done by, or to, the Gram Panchayat/[***J/Zilla Parishad or in any contract or employment with, under, or by or on behalf of the Gram Panchayat/[***]/Zilla Parishad; or (f) is an undischarged insolvent ; or (g) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court ; or (h) has been convicted by a criminal court of any offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months and five years have not elapsed since his release ; (i) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State: Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than twenty five years of age, if he has attained the age of twenty one years ; (j) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the Legislature of the State; (k) if arrears of any kind are due by him to the Gram Panchayat/[***J/ZillaParishad and Government Provided that the disqualifications specified in clauses (d) and (e) shall not apply to an ex-officio members. [***J Deleted by Act 6 of 2018.s.9 (w.e.f. 21.4.2018) Sec 58,59 [***] Deleted by Act 6 of 2018.s.10 (w.e.f. 21.4.2018) Resignation of office and filling up of casual vacancies in Gram Panchayat/[****). !****] Deleted by Act 6 of 2018.s.ll(l) (w.e.f, 21.4.2018)