Qualification to vote and to be a candidate

(1) Every person whose name is included in the list of voters of a Sabha area shall be qualified to vote at the election of an office bearer of a Panchayat within whose area the Sabha area situates. (2) Every such person unless disqualified under this Act or any other law for the time being in force shall be qualified to be elected as an office bearer, of a Panchayat. (1) Every contesting candidate at an election of member of Zila Parishad shall, either by himself or by his election agent, keep a separate and correct account of all expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by him or by his election agent between the date on which he has been nominated and the date of declaration of the result thereof, both dates inclusive. (2) The account shall contain such particulars, as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the State Election Commission. (3) The total of the said expenditure shall not exceed such amount as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the State Election Commission.