LOK SABHA
Section 4 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951 contains qualifications
for membership of the House of the People. General rule in this
regard, except with certain modifications in respect of the autonomous
districts of Assam, Lakshadweep and Sikkim, is that a person to
be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the House of the People,
must be an elector for any Parliamentary constituency. Further,
the qualification applies equally in the case of the candidates
contesting for the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes seats.
As such, the Government does not consider it appropriate to bring
any amendment with regard to the Kokrajhar (ST) Parliamentary
constituency.
This information
was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri K. Jana
Krishnamurthi in a written reply to a question from Shri Sansuma
Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary in the Lok Sabha today.
