Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) No officer or employee in the service of the State or Central Government or of a local authority or a corporation controlled by the State or Central Government or of a local authority or any company in which the State or Central Government or a local authority 21B[not less than fifty one percent share] or of a Statutory Board or of any University in the State shall be qualified for election or for holding office as a member of a Panchayat at any level. 21C[Explanation I.-- ] 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 be registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969). (2) Any officer or employee referred to in sub-section (1) who has been dismissed for corruption or disloyalty shall be disqualified for a period of five years from the date of such dismissal for election or for holding office as a member of a Panchayat at any level. 21C[Explanation II.-- For the purpose of this section, the part-time employees and persons receiving honorarium except the Anganwadi employees, Balawadi employees, Asha Workers and Saksharatha Preraks shall be deemed to be employees] Substituted by Act 7 of 1995. Existing "Explanation" renumbered as "Explanation I" and added "Explanation II" by Act 34 of 2014 (w.e.f. 28/10/2013).