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A person shall not be qualified to be chosen as a Councillor unless- (i) His name is registered as an elector in an electoral roll for any ward in the city, and (ii) He furnishes a declaration in the form of an Affidavit, in the format as appended in the Sixth Schedule, at the time of filing nomination paper, containing the following information, which shall be made public by the respective returning officers by displaying a copy of the Affidavit on the Notice Board of his office :- (a) Whether the candidate has been convicted/acquitted/ r- discharged of any criminal offence in the past and if convicted, whether he was punished with imprisonment or fine ; THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. MARCH 5. 2004 397 Insertion of new Schedule. (b) Prior to six month of filing of nomination whether the candidate is accused in any pending case, of any offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of two years or more, and in which charge is framed or congnizance has been taken by the Court. If so, the details thereof; (c) The assets (immovable, movable, bank balances etc.) of a candidate and of his/her spouse and, that of dependants; (d) Liabilities, if any, particularly whether there are any overdues of any public Financial Institutions or Government dues ; (e) The educational qualifications of candidate."