Has the age requirement for membership in the State Legislature changed over time? If yes, when were these changes implemented?
Yes, the age requirement for membership in the State Legislature has changed over time. The changes were implemented by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, and later by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978. The original text required a person to be not less than twenty-five years of age for a seat in the Legislative Assembly and thirty years of age for a seat in the Legislative Council. These ages were changed to five years and six years, respectively, but the Forty-second Amendment Act reverted these changes back to their original values (25 years for Legislative Assembly seats and 30 years for Legislative Council seats).