Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) No person shall be eligible for election (a) is not a citizen of India ; or () is appointed a Member of the Counoil of Ministers, or elected as Speaker of tho Orissa Legislative Assembly ; or (c) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind or is under twenty-one years of ago ; or (@)is on undischarged insolvent or being discharged insolvent has not obtained from the Court a certificate. that insolvency was caused by misfortune without misconduct on his part ; or Procedure fur vacation on disquali- fication. 49 (e) is employed asa paid jegal practitioner on behalf of the Anchal Sasan or against the Anchal Sagan ; or (f) is an officer or employee holding office under the Anchal Sasan or has been dismissed from the Anchal Service ; or (9) is a Government servant either whole-time or part-time ; or (A)has been dismissed from Government service ; or . (3) being an employee of any Local authority whether whole-time or part-time has beon dismissed from service by the said Local authority ; or (J) is a habitual offender or has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months for an offence involving moral turpitude or ordered to give security for good behaviour under section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898;or ac of (4)is interested in a subsisting” contract made with or by or on behalf of the Anchal Sasan except as a share-holder in a co-operative society or as a Director, Secretary, Manager or any other office- holder of such society or as a share-holder in company other than a Director : Provided that a person shall not be deemed to have anyinterest in such contract by reason only ofhis having a share or interest in— (a) any lease, sale or purchase of any property or any agreement for the same ; or (b) any agreement for the loan of money or any security for the payment of money only. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the State Government may, by order in writing remove any of the disqualifications provided in clauses (g), (¢) and (j) of sub-section (1).