Q. Consider the following statements regarding disqualification of a person as a member of a municipality under 74th Amendment Act, 1992:
1. If a person is disqualified under any law made by the state legislature, then he/ she will be disqualified as a member of a municipality.
2. Any person below 25 years of age is disqualified from being a member of panchayat.
3. All disputes regarding disqualification of a member are referred to and decided by the State Election Commission.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct: A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as or for being a member of a municipality if he is so disqualified a. under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of elections to the legislature of the state concerned; or b. under any law made by the state legislature.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The 74th Amendment Act, 1992 states that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than 25 years of age if he has attained the age of 21
Statement 3 is incorrect: According to 74th Amendment Act, 1992, all questions of disqualifications are referred to such authority as the state legislature determines.
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