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The Chairperson or a Member of the Lokpal under Section 3 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, I.…

The Chairperson and Members cannot simultaneously be members of Parliament or a State or Union territory legislature. They are also disqualified by conviction for an offence…

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The Chairperson or a Member of the Lokpal under Section 3 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013,

I. Shall not be a member of Parliament or a member of the Legislature of any state or union territory.

II. Shall not be a person convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude

III. Can be a member of any Panchayat or Municipality

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The Chairperson and Members cannot simultaneously be members of Parliament or a State or Union territory legislature. They are also disqualified by conviction for an offence involving moral turpitude and cannot be members of a Panchayat or Municipality. The statement allowing local-body membership reverses the statutory restriction.

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