Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · 2023 Revised Edition · Chapter XIV · The Franchise and Elections
91. Disqualification for election as a Member of Parliament
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No person shall be qualified to be elected as a
Member of Parliament or to sit and vote in Parliament –
if he is or becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 89;
if he -
stands nominated as a candidate for election for more than one electoral district at a General Election,
stands nominated as a candidate for election by more than one recognized 58 - Substituted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 6.
political party or independent group in respect of any electoral district,
stands nominated as a candidate for election for an electoral district and before the conclusion of the election for that electoral district he stands nominated as a candidate for election for any other electoral district, or
being a Member of Parliament, except in the circumstances referred to in
Article 70(7) or Article 155(4)(i), stands nominated as a candidate for election for any electoral district.
if he is the President of the Republic;
if he is -
a judicial officer,
the Parliamentary Commissioner for
Administration,
the Secretary-General of Parliament or a member of his staff,
59[(iv) a member of any Commission 60[referred to in the Schedule to Article 41B,]
a member of a Provincial Public
Service Commission,
the Commissioner-General of Elections,]
61[(vb) a member of the Constitutional Council referred to in sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (1) of Article 41A, other than any Member of Parliament,]
59 - Substituted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 15(1).
60 - Substituted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 8(1).
61 - Substituted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 8(2).
the Auditor-General,
62[(vii) 63[a public officer or a member of the
Sri Lanka State Audit Service holding any office] created prior to November 18, 1970, the initial of the salary scale of which was, on November 18, 1970, not less than Rs. 6,720 per annum, or such other amount per annum as would, under any subsequent revision of salary scales, correspond to such initial,
64[a public officer or a member of the
Sri Lanka State Audit Service holding any office] created after November 18,
1970, the initial of the salary scale of which is, on the date of the creation of that office, not less than the initial of the salary scale applicable, on that date, to an office referred to in item (vii)
or such other amount per annum as would, under any subsequent revision of salary scales, correspond to the first-mentioned initial,]
65[(viiia) an officer of a Provincial Public Service holding any office created after February 01, 1988, the initial of the salary scale of which is, on the date of the creation of that office, not less than such amount as determined by resolution of Parliament, or such other amount per annum as would, under any subsequent revision of such salary scales, correspond to such initial,]
62 - Sec. (vii) -
Substituted by the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution
Sec. 2.
63 - Substituted by the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec.20 (2).
64 - Substituted by the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec.20 (3).
65 - Inserted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 7(4).
an officer in any public corporation holding any office created prior to
November 18, 1970, the initial of the salary scale of which was, on
November 18, 1970, not less than
Rs. 7,200 per annum or such other amount per annum as would, under any subsequent revision of salary scales, correspond to such initial,
an officer in any public corporation holding any office created after
November 18, 1970, the initial of the salary scale of which is, on the date of creation of that office, not less than the initial of the salary scale applicable on that date to an office referred to in item (ix) or such other amount per annum as would, under any subsequent revision of salary scales, correspond to the first-mentioned initial,
a member of the Regular Force of the
Army, Navy or Air Force, or
a police officer or a public officer exercising police function,]
66[(xiii) a citizen of Sri Lanka who is also a citizen of any other country,]
if he has any such interest in any such contract made by or on behalf of the State or a public corporation as Parliament shall by law prescribe;
if he is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent, having been declared bankrupt 66 - Inserted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec.8(3).
or insolvent;
if during the preceding seven years he has been adjudged by a competent court or by a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry to have accepted a bribe or gratification offered with a view to influencing his judgment as a Member of
Parliament or as a member of the legislature prior to the commencement of the Constitution.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph (1) of this Article, the acceptance by a Member of Parliament of any allowance or other payment made to him by any trade union or other organization solely for the purpose of his maintenance shall be deemed not to be the acceptance of a bribe or gratification.
Chapter XIVA
Election Commission
Chapter XV
The Judiciary
Chapter XVA
Judicial Service Commission
Chapter XVI
The Superior Courts
Chapter XVII
Finance
Chapter XVIIA
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Chapter XVIII
Public Security
Chapter XVIIIA
National Police Commission
Chapter XIX
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
Chapter XIXA
Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption
Chapter XIXB
National Procurement Commission
Chapter XX
General
Chapter XXI
Transitional Provisions
Chapter XXII
Interpretation
Chapter XXIII
Repeal
Chapter XXIV