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As Rahul Gandhi gets disqualified from Lok Sabha, here is what Kapil Sibal said about the legality of the move after his conviction

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2023

Kapil Sibal has asserted that as per law, Gandhi stood automatically disqualified with his conviction by Surat court.

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Will Rahul Gandhi be disqualified from Lok Sabha? What the law says and how he had trashed an ordinance that could have saved him

Gopal Tiwari - 23 March, 2023

According to section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, Rahul Gandhi is deserves to be disqualified with immediate effect after his conviction

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Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal disqualified from Lok Sabha after being convicted in an attempt to murder case: Details

Jhankar Mohta - 14 January, 2023

NCP MP from Lakshadweep Mohammed Faizal, who had earlier declared beef-eating a ‘constitutional right’, was disqualified from Lok Sabha after being convicted for 10 years in attempt to murder case

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Election Commission recommends disqualification of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for awarding stone mining lease to himself

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2022

In a report submitted to the governor of Jharkhand, EC recommended that CM Hemant Soren should be disqualified from the post of MLA

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SC grants interim relief to Eknath Shinde; extends the time to respond to disqualification notice till July 12

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2022

Eknath Shinde-led rebel camp issued a statement saying that their struggle was not a rebellion but a fight for self-esteem of Shiv Sena.

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Mukul Roy refuses to resign from assembly after defecting to TMC, Suvendu Adhikari petitions the speaker to disqualify him

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021

Suvendu Adhilkari asks assembly speaker to disqualify Mukul Roy as per anti-defection law after Roy quite BJP to join TMC

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Haryana: Congress MLA disqualified from State Assembly after being convicted in rioting case

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2021

Pradeep Chaudhary, who represented the Kalka Assembly, has been sentenced to 3 years behind bars and penalised ₹85,000 by the Nalagarh court in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.

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Pro-Beijing administration in Hong Kong disqualifies four pro-democracy legislators, other lawmakers threaten to resign

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2020

National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution to disqualify those legislators who support independence of Hong Kong

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United States: Muslim girl disqualified from her high school volleyball match for wearing a hijab

OpIndia Staff - 28 September, 2020

A Muslim girl named Najah Aqeel was banned from participating in a high school volleyball match for wearing a hijab without securing an authorisation for doing so.

Sports

Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open 2020 after ‘accidentally’ hitting an official with a ball

OpIndia Staff - 7 September, 2020

World number one Tennis player Novak Djokovic was disqualified in the US Open fourth round on Sunday after he struck a line judge with a ball in the first set of his match against Pablo Carreno Busta from Spain.

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