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Qualifications for being a Councillor.- (1) A person whose name is in the electoral roll of the wards of any of the City Corporations within the Greater Bengaluru Area, not being less than twenty one years of age and not disqualified under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, shall be qualified to be elected from any ward of that City Corporation in which he has the vote at the election. (2) If a person is elected for more than one ward, he shall, within three days from the date of the last of such elections, by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority intimate the ward from which he chooses to serve and the choice shall be final. (3) If the candidate does not make the choice referred to in sub-section (2), the Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority shall determine by lot and notify the ward from which such candidate shall serve. The said person shall be deemed to have been elected only for the seat from the ward so chosen or notified, as the case may be, and the vacancies thereby arising in respect of the other seat or seats shall be filled by fresh election. (4) If a person who is chosen as a councillor of a ward is or becomes a member of either House of the Parliament, either House of the State Legislature, or is or becomes a Municipal Councillor or a Councillor of a Municipal Corporation other than City Corporation within the Greater Bengaluru or a Councillor of a Town Panchayat, or a member of a Zilla Panchayat or Grama Panchayat then at the expiration of a period of fifteen days from the date of notification of the names of the members, or as the case may be, within fifteen days from the date of commencement of term of office of a member of either House of the Parliament, either House of the State Legislature or a Municipal Councillor or a Councillor of a Municipal Corporation other than City Corporation within the Greater Bengaluru or a Councillor of a Town Panchayat or a member of a Zilla Panchayat or Grama Panchayat, his seat in the City Corporation within the Greater Bengaluru shall become vacant unless he has previously resigned his seat in either House of the Parliament, either House of the State Legislature, the Municipal Council, the Municipal Corporation other than City Corporation within the Greater Bengaluru, Town Panchayat, Zilla Panchayat or Grama Panchayat as the case may be. (5) Such person, once elected, shall not change his name to electoral roll of any ward outside the City Corporation where he is a member, during his tenure and if done so such a member will lose his membership after notice in this regard is served by the Commissioner of the City Corporation where he is a member and affording him an opportunity to be heard.