Question

What qualifications are needed to become the member of the Municipality
?

Answer 1

A person can contest elections for Municipal Corporation if he/she fulfills the following criteria:

She/he must be a citizen of India

1. She/he must have attained the age of 21 years

His/her name is registered in the Electoral Roll of a ward

2. She/he is not earlier disqualified for contesting Municipal Corporation elections.

3. She/he must not be an employee of any Municipal Corporation in India

There are few seats which are reserved for scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, backward classes and women. Every candidate's nomination form should have a declaration stating the class, caste, or tribe that she/he belongs to. There should be a declaration that the candidate is a woman, in case the seat is reserved for a women candidate.