Constitution of India, 1949
102. Disqualification's for membership.-
(1) A person shall be disqualified for being
chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament-
(a) if he holds any
office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State,
other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its
holder;
(b) if he is of
unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(c) if he is an
undischarged insolvent;
(d) if he is not a
citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign
State, or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign
State;
(e) if he is so
disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament.
Explanation- For the purposes of
this clause a person shall not be deemed to hold an office of profit under the
Government of India or the Government of any State by reason only that he is a
Minister either for the Union or for such State.
(2) A person shall be disqualified for being a
member of either House of Parliament if he is so disqualified under the Tenth
Schedule.