What is the Qualification for membership of a Legislative Council? Section 6 of Representation of the People Act, 1951
(1) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by election unless he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the
Legislative Council of a State to be filled by nomination by the Governor 1
* * * unless he is ordinarily resident in the State.
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1. The words "or the Rajpramukh, as the case may be" omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956
The Representation of the People Act 1951
Part I Preliminary
PART II QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
CHAPTER I - Qualifications for Membership of Parliament
Section 3 of Qualification for membership of the Council of States
Section 4 Qualifications for membership of the House of the People
CHAPTER II. -Qualifications for Membership of State Legislatures
Section 5 of Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Assembly
Section 5A Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Assembly Sikkim
Section 6 of Qualification for membership of a Legislative Council
CHAPTER III - Disqualifications for membership of Parliament and State Legislatures
Section 8 of Disqualification on conviction for certain offences
Section 8A of Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices
Section 9 of Disqualification for dismissal for corruption or disloyalty
Section 9A of Disqualification for Government contracts, etc
Section 10 of Disqualification for office under Government company
Section 10A of Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses