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(1) A person shall not be qualified for being elected either to the Village Disqualificati Council or the General Council, if - on for mem- bership of Village Council for General Council. (a) he is not a citizen of India ; (b) he is less than 18 years of age on such date . as may be fixed by the Government, or (c) he has been elected to any Municipality, Panchayat within the State of As- sam; or (d) he is in service of the Central or State Government, Municipality .. or other authority ; ·~ · o · ' . THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY; OCTOBER 30. 1995 1631 ( e) he has either directly or indirectly by himself, or by the person or employer or employee, any share or interest in any contract with, by or on behalf of the Village Council, General Council or a Municipality or Panchayat within the Council Area : Provided that no person shall be deemed to be so disqualified by reason only of his having a share or interest in a public company, as defined in the Companies Act, , 1956, which contracts with or is employed by a Municipal Authority or Panchayat within the Council Area ; or · (f)'he has been dismissed from the service of the Central or Central Act of 1956. State Government or a local authority or a co-operative society or a Central Act . Government Company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 of 1956. or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Central or the State Government for misconduct involving moral turpitude and five years have not elapsed from the date of such dismissal ; or (g) he has been adjudged by a competant court to be of unsound mind ; or · (h) he has been convicted by a court of an offence involving moral turpitude punishable with imprisonment for a period of more· than six months or an · offence under Chapter IX A of the Indian Penal Code or Chapter III, Part III or Part VII or the Represntation of peoples Act, 1951. and five years have not elapsed from the date of expiration of the sentence : Central Act . No. 43 of 19SL Provided that a person shall not be disqualified under this section, by reason only of his being a member, President or Vice-President of the Village Council or a member, Chief Executive Councillor or Executive Councillor of the General Council. Filling up of