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Section 16. Home Guards not disqualified from contesting elections to legislature or local bodies.
The Himachal Pradesh Home Guards Act, 1968
Act no. 20 of 19681968In forceHimachal Pradesh (State Act)
16. Home Guards not disqualified from contesting elections to legislature or local bodies.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force, 3[a volunteer of the Home Guards], shall not be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any local authority or legislature merely by reason of the fact that he is a volunteer of the Home Guards. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that a Commandant General or Commandant appointed under section 4 shall not be 4[volunteer of the Home Guards] and as such, he shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any local authority or legislature.