<P> The Governor shall not be a member of the Legislature or Parliament, shall not hold any office of profit, and shall be entitled to emoluments and allowances . (Article 158 of Indian constitution). </P> <P> The Legislative Assembly consists of not more than 500 members and not fewer than 60 . The biggest state, Uttar Pradesh, has 403 members in its Assembly . States which have small populations and are small in size have a provision for having an even lesser number of members in the Legislative Assembly . Puducherry has 30 members . Mizoram and Goa have only 40 members each . Sikkim has 32 . All members of the Legislative Assembly are elected on the basis of adult franchise, and one member is elected from one constituency . Just as the President has the power to nominate two Anglo Indians to the Lok Sabha, similarly, the Governor has the power to nominate one member from the Anglo Indian community as he / she deems fit, if he / she is of the opinion that they are not adequately represented in the Assembly . </P> <P> The qualifications to become a member of the state Legislature are largely similar to the qualifications to be a member of Parliament . i) The person should be a citizen of India ii) not less than 25 years of age to be a member of the Legislative Assembly and not less than 30 years as per Article 173 of Indian Constitution to be a member of the Legislative Council . </P> <P> No person can become a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of any state, unless the individual is a voter from any constituency of the state . Those who cannot become members of Parliament also cannot become members of the state legislature . </P>

Minimum age to become the member of legislative council