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(1) No officer or employee in the service of a State or Central Government or a local authority or a Corporation owned or controlled by a State or the Central Government or of a company in which a State or Central Government or local authority has 7A[not less than fifty one per cent share] or Boards or or any University established under a State enactment shall be qualified for election as, or for holding the office of Councillor of a Municipality. 7B[Explanation 7C[1]. -For the purpose of this section, company means a Government Company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956) and includes a Co-operative Society registered or deemed to have been registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969).] 7D[Explanation 2.-- For the purpose of this section, the part time employees and persons receiving honorarium except the Anganwadi employees, Balawadi employees and Asha workers shall be deemed to be employees.] (2) Any officer or employee referred to in sub-section (1) who has been dismissed for corrupt practices or disloyalty shall be disqualified for a period of five years from the date of such dismissal for election as, or for holding office of, Councillor of a Municipality. Substituted by Act 8 of 1995, w.e.f. 5-8-1995. Inserted by ibid. Reumbered as "Explanation 1" by Act 25 of 2013 (w.e.f. 14/06/2010). Inserted by Act 25 of 2013 (w.e.f. 14/06/2010).