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S.2 of the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Act, 1951 (15 of 1951) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), shall be re-numbered, as sub-section (1) thereof, and, after sub-section (1) as so re-numbered the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- (2) No person shall be disqualified or deemed ever to have been disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kerala by reason only- (i) that he holds or has held the office of the Chairman of a Government Company. Explanation.-- For the purpose of this clause, "Government Company" means a company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the Government of Kerala or jointly by the Central Government and the Government of Kerala, and includes a company which is a subsidiary of any such company; or (ii) that he holds or has held the office of the Chairman or Vice-chairman of a Corporation established or constituted by or under any Central or State Act and owned or controlled by the Government of Kerala.