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Article 84 Constitution Qualification for membership of Parliament

The Constitution of India · Edition: Supplied Law Library page: pocket edition attributed to Legislative Department, as on 10 September 2026; imported 6 November 2026

A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in Parliament unless he—

1[(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.

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Judgments on Article 84

LOK 2006 (8) SC 222 · Supreme Court of India

Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India

Equivalent citations: AIR 2006 SC 3127 : 2006 AIR(SCW) 4394 : 2006 (8) JT 1 : 2006 (8) Scale 257 : 2006 (7) SCC 1 : 2006 (6) SCJ 702 : 2006 (7) Supreme 44,

Subject–
JudgesJustice Y.K.Sabharwal, CJI, Justice K.G.Balakrishnan, Justice S.H.Kapadia, Justice C.K.Thakker, Justice P.K.Balasubramanyan
ActsRP Act, 1951 (Sections 2(e), 3, 4, 5, 6, 59, 94 and 128; Sections 3, 4, 59, 94 and 128); RP Act, 1950 (Sections 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20; Section 19); Administrative Tribunal Act 1985 (Section 28); Australian Constitution (Sections 8, 24, 30 and 128); Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Sections 3, 59, 94 and 128); Constitution of India (Articles 1, 3, 19(1)(a), 19(2), 32, 80, 80(4), 84, 105(2), 212, 226, 249, 302, 327 and 329(b))

LOK 2001 (9) SC 127 · Supreme Court of India

Hari Shanker Jain v. Sonia Gandhi

Equivalent citations: 2001 (8) SCC 233 : AIR 2001 (SC) 3689 : JT 2001 (7) SC 629 : 2001 (6) Scale 233 : 2001 (7) Supreme 108 : 2001 (6) SLT 513 : 2001 (9) SRJ 281 : 2001 (S3) SCR 38 : 2001 (3) SCJ 396

Subject–
JudgesJustice R.C. Lahoti, Justice Doraiswamy Raju
ActsRepresentation of the People Act, 1951 (Section 86); Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 (Section 5(1)(c)); Constitution of India (Articles 84, 102, 173, 326 and 329); Representation of the People Act, 1950 (Section 16)