Consider the following statements regarding the qualifications for membership of the Indian Parliament: 1. A person contesting elections for the Rajya Sabha must be an elector in the state from which he is contesting. 2. A candidate must be at least 25 years old to contest for the Lok Sabha and at least 30 years for the Rajya Sabha. 3. Members of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes can contest elections from unreserved as well as reserved seats. Which of the above statements is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 2 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explaination:

The requirement that a candidate contesting for the Rajya Sabha from a state must be an elector in that state was removed in 2003. This change was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2006.
The Constitution mandates that a person must be at least 25 years old to contest for the Lok Sabha and 30 years old to contest for the Rajya Sabha.

While only SC/ST candidates can contest from reserved seats, they are also eligible to contest from general (non-reserved) seats.

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