7. (1) A person shall, subject to the provisions of sub section (2), be qualified to be elected ¹[* * *] as, and to be, a Chairman or member if-(a) he is a citizen of Bangladesh;(b) he has attained the age of twenty five years; ²[* * *(c) in the case of Chairman, his name appears on the electoral roll for any ward in the Union;(d) in the case of a member including a member of reserved seats, his name appears on the electoral roll of the concerned ward.] (2) A person shall be disqualified for election ³[* * *] as, or for being, a Chairman or a member if- ⁴[ ⁵[* * *] (aa) he is declared by a competent Court to be of unsound mind;](b) he is an undischarged insolvent; (c) he has ceased to be a citizen of Bangladesh; (d) he has been, on conviction for a criminal offence involving moral turpitude, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years, unless a period of five years has elapsed since his release; (e) he holds any full time office of profit in the service of the Republic or of the Union Parishad or of any other local authority; or (f) he is a party to a contract for work to be done for, or goods to be supplied to, the Union Parishad concerned, or has otherwise any pecuniary interest in its affairs, or is a dealer in essential commodities appointed by the Government ⁶[; (g) he has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him from any specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore; Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), “specified bank” means the Sonali Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank constituted under the Bangladesh Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 128 of 1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No. 7 of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O. No. 27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank established under the Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986), and the Rupali Bank Limited ⁷[; (h) he is a member of Parliament ⁸[; (i) he is a defaulter in paying any of the taxes, rates and fees levied under this Ordinance; (j) he has been dismissed from the service of the Republic or of any local authority for misconduct involving moral turpitude and unless a period of five years has elapsed since his dismissal.]