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Answer the following question:
Mention the essential qualifications for a person to be a member of the Lok Sabha.
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Solution
Qualifications for Membership to the Lok Sabha:
- He must be a citizen of India.
- He should not be less than 25 years of age.
- He should be mentally sound.
- He should not be an insolvent, i.e., he should not be in debt and should have the ability to meet his financial commitments.
- He should not hold an office of profit under the government.
- He should not be a proclaimed offender.
- He should have his name in the electoral rolls in some part of the country.
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