Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State. 2. According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

QUESTION

Hard

Indian Polity

Prelims 2020

Consider the following statements:

According to the Constitution of India a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State.
According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Qualifications a person should possess to become eligible for appointment as a minister are

He should be a citizen of India.
He should be above 25 years of age
He should not hold any office of profit under the government of India
If he is not a member of Parliament, then he should be elected to the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha within six months after he is appointed a minister.

Statement 1 is incorrect. A person is eligible to vote at the age of 18 years while it is necessary to have the age of 25 years to become a minister.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Section 8 (3) of the RP Act states that if an MP or MLA is convicted for any other crime and is sent to jail for 2 years or more, he/ she will be disqualified for 6 years from the time of release.

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