State Election Commissioner to hold no other office.

The State Election Commissioner shall not be a member of Parliament or a member of the State Legislature or a member (or Councillor) of any Panchayat or Municipality in the State and shall not hold any office of trust or profit (other than his office as the State Election Commissioner), or be connected with any political party or carry on any business or practice any profession; and accordingly before he enters upon his office, a person appointed as the State Election Commissioner shall,-

1. (a) if he is a Member of Parliament or of the Legislature of the State or of the Panchayat or the Municipality resign such membership ; or
2. (b) if he holds any office of trust or profit resign from such office ; or
3. (c) if he is connected with any political party sever connection with it ; or
4. (d) if he is carrying on any business sever his connection (short of divesting himself of ownership) with the conduct and management of such business ; or
5. (e) if he is practising any profession, suspend practice of such profession.