law: The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
  8. Qualifications for councillorship.-
  A person shall not be qualified to be chosen as a councillor 3[unless he has attained the age of twenty-one years and his name] is registered as an elector in the electoral roll for a ward:
  Provided that in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Castes, a person shall not be so qualified unless he is also a member of any of the said castes:
  4[Provided further that in the case of a seat reserved for woman, no person other than a woman shall be qualified to be chosen as a councillor.]
  3. Subs. by s. 16, ibid. for "unless his name" (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  4. The proviso ins. by s. 16, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).