Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, the following persons shall be deemed to be disqualified from being candidates for election:—
(a) Not qualified as per Section 11,
(b) being employed by the Government of Nepal, the State Government or the local level or in an organization owned or controlled by the Government of Nepal, the State Government or the local level or receiving remuneration from the Government of Nepal, the State Government or the local level,
(c) Not having paid for two years from the date of serving such punishment after being punished according to the prevailing laws related to elections,
(d) Convicted for corruption, extortion, human trafficking and trafficking, sale, distribution and exportation or importation of narcotic drugs, money laundering, passport misuse, kidnapping or any other criminal offense showing moral turpitude or imprisonment for life or twenty years or more for any offence. Such a decision is final after receiving a higher prison sentence,
(e) Sentenced to imprisonment for an offense related to organized crime or less than twenty years of imprisonment for an offense related to duty, not completed six years from the date of serving such sentence,
(f) Sentenced to imprisonment for crimes related to caste discrimination and untouchability, witchcraft or polygamy, not having completed three years from the date of serving such sentence,
(g) For offenses other than those mentioned in clauses (d) and (e), having been sentenced to imprisonment for five years or more, six years have not been completed from the date of payment of such sentence,
(h) In the case of being blacklisted as per prevailing law, during that period,
(i) For imprisonment during the entire period of imprisonment,
(J) Mental balance is not right.