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Article 84: Qualification for membership of Parliament

In plain words

To be a member of Parliament, a person must be a citizen of India and take the oath or affirmation in the Third Schedule before a person authorised by the Election Commission. They must be at least thirty years of age for the Council of States and twenty-five years of age for the House of the People, and meet any other qualifications Parliament sets.

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Official text

A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in Parliament unless he— [(a) is a citizen of India, and makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule;]

(b) is, in the case of a seat in the Council of States, not less than thirty years of age and, in the case of a seat in the House of the People, not less than twenty-five years of age; and

(c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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