Representation of the People Act, 1951 · Chapter II: Qualifications for Membership of State Legislatures
Section 6: Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Council
(1) A person shall not be qualifled to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by election unless he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by nomination by the Governor *** unless he is ordinarily resident in the State.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 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.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 6
- Kenisha Agrawal Minor Represented by Father and Natural Guardian Mr Nitin Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors
- Anushka Rengunthwar & Ors. v. Union of India &
- Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil v. Hon’Ble Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Others
- Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India and Ors.
- Shrikant v. Vasantrao and Ors.
- S. Narayanaswami v. G. Pannerselvam & Ors.