What are the disqualifications for membership of either House of Parliament?
Article 102 of the Indian Constitution lists the disqualifications for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament. A person is disqualified if they: (a) hold any office of profit under the Government of India or any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder; (b) are of unsound mind and declared so by a competent court; (c) are an undischarged insolvent; (d) are not a citizen of India, have voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or are under any acknowledgment of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State; (e) are disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament. Additionally, a person is disqualified for being a member of either House of Parliament if they are disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.