The Representation of the People Act,1951
Section 6. Qualifications for membership of a legislative Council
(1) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a scat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by election unless he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State.
A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a scat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by nomination by the Governor 1[***] unless he is ordinarily resident in the State.
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1. Certain words omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order,1956.
