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Under section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an elected member can be disqualified by the EC for failure to lodge account of election expenses. A member of Rajya Sabha was disqualified by the EC in July 1991 and the Rajya Sabha Secretariat issued the notification of disqualification. The matter was not referred to the President.

On March 23, 2023, Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a criminal defamation case by the Surat District Court for his defamatory remark, where he claimed that “all Modis are thieves”.

In a political atmosphere such as ours which is increasingly charged with high levels of hate speech and vitriol, how many of our politicians can truly survive the test?

On March 24, former member of parliament and congress stalwart Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Member of Parliament (MP). The decision came after Rahul

With Rahul Gandhi being convicted in a defamation case for his ‘Modi’ remarks, the question that arises is whether or not the Representation of People Act would be applicable to him or not.

Rahul Gandhi disqualified in criminal defamation case; check out the list of politicians who were disqualified from their post after convictions.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as an MP of Lok Sabha after his conviction in 2019 defamation case. Heres a look at some of the other prominent leaders who were booted after being convicted

The Supreme Court had struck down, as "unconstitutional", Section 8(4) of the Representation of The People Act, which stated that if a sitting member of the House is convicted of an offence punishable by more than two years in prison and files an appeal within three months of the conviction, he/she will not be disqualified from holding membership of the House.

Rahul Gandhi was convicted in a defamation case on Thursday (March 24) and may face disqualification from his Lok Sabha seat. Take a look at some other MPs and MLAs who were disqualified after getting convicted in criminal cases.  

The Representation of the People Act says that a person can be disqualified as an MP or MLA, if they are convicted under certain offences and/or sentenced to more than two years of imprisonment.