Constitution 1973 § Article 62 — Qualifications for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

Statutory text (English)

(1) A person
shall not be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) unless—
(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
(b) 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—
(i) any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for
non-Muslims; and
(ii) any area in a Province from which she seeks membership for election to
a seat reserved for women.
(c) 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;
(d) he is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic
Injunctions;
(e) he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practices obligatory duties
prescribed by Islam as well as abstains from major sins;
(f) he is sagacious, righteous, non-profligate, honest and ameen, there being no
declaration to the contrary by a court of law; and
(g) 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.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 62: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 38, 39, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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