What are the disqualifications of being a candidate ?
Ans. According to section 16 of Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 no person shall be qualified for election as a Councillor of a Municipality if his name is not included in the Electoral Roll of the Municipal area , is less than 21 years of age, is unable to read and write either English , Hindi or the language of State or has been adjudged by a competent Court of unsound mind or is a deaf, mute, a leprosy or a tuberculosis patient or is insolvent or is in arrear of any dues payable to the Municipality for a period of one year immediately preceding the election or is a person against whom an order of surcharge for willful negligence of misconduct has either been certified for payment or confirmed in appeal in respect of any money or property of Municipality or is interested in a subsisting contract made for any work being done for the Municipality or is employed as a paid legal practitioner or on behalf of the Municipality or as legal practitioner against the Municipality or is an officer or
Ans. According to section 70 & 71 ofOrissa Municipal Corporation Act, 2003 and Section 16 of Orissa Municipal Act, 1950no person shall be qualifiedfor election as a Councillor of a Municipality if his name is not included in the Electoral Roll of the Municipal area , is less than21 years of age,is unable to read and write either English , Hindior the language of Stateor has been adjudged by a competent Court of unsound mind or is a deaf, mute, a leprosyor a tuberculosispatient or is insolvent or is in arrear of any dues payable to the Corporation /Municipality for a period of one year immediately precedingthe electionor is a person against whoman order of surchargefor willful negligence of misconduct has either been certified for payment or confirmed in appeal in respect of any money or property of Corporation / Municipalityor is interested in a subsisting contract made for any work being done for the Corporation / Municipality or is employed as a paid legal practitioneror on behalf of
