vacancies.

(1) No person shall be eligible for election or co-option as a Member of the Anchal Sabha, if such person— (a) is not a citizen of India ; or (b) is appointed a Member of the Council of Ministers, or elected as Speaker of the Orissa Legislative Assembly ; or (c) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind or is under twenty-one years of age ; or (d) is an undischarged insolvent or being discharged insolvent has not obtained from the Court a certificate that insolvency was caused by misfortune without misconduct on his part ; or (e) is employed as a paid legal practitioner on behalf of the Anchal Sasan or against the Anchal Sasan ; or (f) is an officer or employee holding office under the Anchal Sasan or has been dismissed from the Anchal Service ; or (g) is a Government servant either whole-time or part-time ; or (h) has been dismissed from Government service ; or (i) being an employee of any Local authority whether whole-time or part-time has been dismissed from service by the said Local authority ; or (j) is a habitual offender or has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months for an offence involving moral turpitude or ordered to give security for good behaviour under section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; or (k) is interested in a subsisting contract made with or by or on behalf of the Anchal Sasan except as a share-holder in a co-operative society or as a Director, Secretary, Manager or any other office-holder of such society or as a share-holder in company other than a Director : Provided that a person shall not be deemed to have any interest in such contract by reason only of his having a share or interest in— (a) any lease, sale or purchase of any property or any agreement for the same ; or (b) any agreement for the loan of money or any security for the payment of money only. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the State Government may, by order in writing remove any of the disqualifications provided in clauses (g), (i) and (j) of sub-section (1).