A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of the Gram if he

(a) is not a citizen of India ; or (b) is nor twenty one years of age ; or (c) has been dismissed from the services of Central or any State Government or Gram Panchayat, [erstwhile]Anchal Samiti and Zilla Parishad or any other local authority for misconduct, unless a period of five years has elapsed from such dismissal ; or (d) if he is in the service of or holds any office of profit under the Central Government or any State Government or autonomous body or any Zilla Parishad/ [***] or an’, Gram Panchayat; (e) has directly or indirectly any share or monetary interest in any work done by, or to. the Gram Panchayat/[***]/Zilla Parishad or in any contract or employment with, under, or by or on behalf of the Gram Panchayat/[***]/Zilla Parishad; or (f) is an undischarged insolvent ; or (g) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court ; or (h) has been convicted by a criminal court of any offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months and five years have not elapsed since his release ; (i) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State: Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than twenty five years of age, if he has attained the age of twenty one years ; (j) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the Legislature of the State: (k) if arrears of any kind are due by him to the Gram Panchayat/[***]/ZillaParishad and Government Provided that the disqualifications specified in clauses (d) and (e) shall not apply to an ex-officio members. [***] Deleted by Act 6 of 2018.5.9 (w.e.f. 21.4.2018) Sec 58,59 [***] Deleted by Act 6 of 2018.5.10 (w.e.f. 21.4.2018) Resignation of office and filling up of casual vacancies in Gram Panchayat/[****]. [#*%*] Deleted by Act 6 of 2018.5.11(1) (w.e.f. 21.4.2018) 60. *[(1) A Member of a Gram Panchayat may member may resign his office by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Chairperson of the Gram Panchayat and the the chairperson of the Gam Panchayat may resign his office by giving notice to the Chairperson of Zilla Parishad. | [*%*] substituted by Act 6 of 2018.5.11(2) (w.e.f. 21.4.2018) (2) A casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or any member shall be filled by election in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder : Provided that a member elected under this Sub section shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he/she is elected.