Section 16(1)(b) in The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961
(b)if, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, he has been convicted by a Court in India of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year, unless a period of five years, or such lesser period as the State Government may allow in any particular case, has elapsed since his release; or