State Act

The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.

15. 8[Qualification for becoming Councillor].— 9[(1) Every person 10[who is not less than twenty-one years of age on the last date fixed for making nominations for every general election or bye-election and] whose name is included in the list of voters maintained under section 11 and who is not disqualified for being elected a Councillor under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, shall be qualified, and every person 1[who is not of twenty-one year of age as aforesaid and] whose name is not included in the list or who is so disqualified for being a Councillor, shall not be qualified, to be elected as a Councillor at any election.] (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the list of voters maintained under section 11 shall be conclusive evidence for the purpose of determining under this section whether a person is qualified or is not qualified to be elected, as the case may be, at any election.