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Article 62. Qualifications for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

A person shall not be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) unless—

  1. he is a citizen of Pakistan;
  2. he is, in the case of the National Assembly, not less than twenty-five years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll in__ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
    1. any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for non-Muslims; and
    2. any area in a Province from which she seeks membership for election to a seat reserved for women.
  3. he is, in the case of the Senate, not less than thirty years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any area in a Province or, as the case may be, the Federal Capital 1 [******], from where he seeks membership;
  4. he is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic Injunctions;
  5. he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practices obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as well as abstains from major sins;
  6. he is sagacious, righteous, non-profligate, honest and ameen, there being no declaration to the contrary by a court of law; and
  7. he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the ideology of Pakistan:

(2) The disqualifications specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply to a person who is a non-Muslim, but such a person shall have good moral reputation.

Annotations (7)
  • amendment [1] the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. XXXII of 2025), s. 5.
  • amendment [2] the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act No. XXXVII of 2018) s. 4, (w. e. f. 31-05-2018).
  • amendment [3] the Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1985 (Act No. XVIII of 1985), s. 7.
  • amendment [4] the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. XXXIII of 1974), s. 5 (w. e. f. the 14th May, 1974).
  • amendment [5] the Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. I of 1987), s. 3.
  • amendment [6] the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. X of 2010), ss. 19-20.
  • amendment [7] the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No.14 of 1985), Art.2 and Sch.
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