(1) A person who has the
following qualification shall be qualified to become a member of the State
Assembly:
(a) being a citizen of Nepal,
(b) being a voter of the concerned State,
(c) having completed the age of twenty five years,
(d) not having been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral
turpitude,
(e) not being disqualified by any law, and
(f) not holding any office of profit.
Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, “office of profit” means any
position, other than a political position which is to be filled by election or
nomination, for which a remuneration or economic benefit is paid out of a
government fund.
(2) If a person who holds a political office to be filled by way of
election, nomination or appointment is elected as a member of the State Assembly
under this Part, his or her such office shall ipso facto be vacant with effect from
the day on which he or she takes an oath of such office.