Question

What are the qualifications to become member of Parliament (point wise)

Answer 1

As per article 84 of the constitution, a person is qualified to be a member of parliament provided he:

is a citizen of Indiahas completed 30 years of age in case of Rajya Sabha and 25 years in case of Lok Sabha.possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament.

The third condition above led the parliament to include other qualifications for MPs in the Representation of People Act (1951). These qualifications are as follows:

Only an elector can be elected. Thus, the candidate must be registered as a voter in a parliamentary constituency and must be eligible to vote. If due to any reason the person loses eligibility to vote, he would lose eligibility to contest also. For example if a person is jailed or in lawful detention at the time of elections, he shall not be eligible for voting. However, if a person is in preventive custody, he can vote. These define if a person is able to contest for election of MP or not.It is not necessary that a person should be registered as a voter in the same constituency. This is applicable for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.A person from reserved category only can contest election if the Lok Sabha seat is reserved for these categories. However, an SC/ST person can contest election on an unreserved seat also.