Disqualifications

Disqualifications (1) A member of the [Mandal Praja Parishad] shall be disqualified for election as President or Vice-President if he is in arrears of any dues, otherwise than in a fiduciary capacity to a gram panchayat, a [Mandal Praja Parishad] or the [Zilla Praja Parishad] or if he is interested in a subsisting contract made with, or any work being done, for, any gram panchayat in the Mandal or the [Mandal Praja Parishad] or the [Zilla Praja Parishad] within whose jurisdiction the [Mandal Praja Parishad] is situated or any other [Mandal Praja Parishad] within the jurisdiction of that [Zilla Praja Parishad]: Provided that a person shall not be deemed to have any interest in such contract or work by reason only of his having a share or interest in - (i) a company as a mere shareholder but not as a director; (ii) any lease, sale or purchase of immovable property or any agreement for the same; or (iii) any agreement for the loan of money or any security for the payment of money only; or (iv) any newspaper in which any advertisement relating to the affairs of any of aforesaid [Mandal Praja Parishad] is inserted. (2) The provisions of [sections 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 21 and 22] shall apply to a member of the [Mandal Praja Parishad] as they apply to a member of the gram panchayat subject to the variations that for the expressions, "gram panchayat," "executive authority," "Sarpanch," "Upa-Sarpanch" and "District Panchayat Officer," the expressions "[Mandal Praja Parishad]", "[Mandal Praja Parishad] Development Officer", "President," "Vice-President" and "Chief [Executive Authority]," shall respectively be substituted: Provided that nothing in clause (b) of section 20 shall apply to a member of the [Mandal Praja Parishad] specified in clause (ii), Clause (iii) and Clause (iv) of sub-section (1) of section 149.