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[[Supreme Court of India]], in its judgement dated 10 July 2013 while disposing the [[Lily Thomas]] v. Union of India case (along with Lok Prahari v. Union of India),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/63158859/ | title=Lily Thomas vs Union of India & Ors. on 10 July, 2013 | publisher=indiankanoon.org | access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> ruled that any [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP), [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) or Member of a Legislative Council (MLC) who is [[convicted]] of a crime and given a minimum of two years' imprisonment, loses membership of the House with immediate effect. This is in contrast to the earlier position, wherein convicted members held on to their seats until they exhausted all judicial remedy in lower, state and supreme court of India. Further, Section 8(4) of the [[Representation of the People Act (India)|Representation of the People Act]], which allowed elected representatives three months to appeal their conviction,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1784702/ | title=Section 8 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 | publisher=indiankanoon.org | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> was declared [[unconstitutional]] by the bench of Justice [[A. K. Patnaik]] and Justice [[S. J. Mukhopadhaya]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mps-mlas-to-be-disqualified-on-date-of-criminal-conviction/article4901596.ece | title=MPs, MLAs to be disqualified on date of criminal conviction | work=The Hindu | date=10 July 2013 | access-date=21 October 2013| last1=Venkatesan | first1=J. }}</ref>

== Resistance from government ==
In an attempt to overturn this decision, the Representation of the People (Second Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013, was introduced into the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 30 August by Law Minister [[Kapil Sibal]]; by the proposed amendment, representatives would not be disqualified immediately after conviction.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Bill-for-no-immediate-disqualification-of-convicted-MPs-MLAs/2013/08/30/article1759870.ece | title=Bill for no immediate disqualification of convicted MPs, MLAs | work=The New Indian Express | date=30 August 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> The Indian government also filed a [[review petition]], which the Supreme Court dismissed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130904/news-current-affairs/article/sc-dismisses-govt-review-petition-convicted-politicians | title=SC dismisses govt review petition on convicted politicians, sticks to its stand | work=Deccan Chronicle| date=4 September 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023071641/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130904/news-current-affairs/article/sc-dismisses-govt-review-petition-convicted-politicians | archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> On 24 September, a few days before the [[fodder scam]] verdict, the government tried to bring the bill into effect as an [[Act of Parliament|ordinance]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ahead-of-fodder-case-verdict-comes-ordinance-to-protect-lawmakers/article5164164.ece | title=Ahead of fodder case verdict comes ordinance to protect lawmakers | work=The Hindu | date=24 September 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013| last1=Gupta | first1=Smita }}</ref> However, [[Rahul Gandhi]], Vice-President of the [[Indian National Congress]], made his opinion of the ordinance clear in a press meeting: "It's complete nonsense. It should be torn up and thrown away."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-28/india/42480591_1_rahul-gandhi-pm-manmohan-singh-ordinance | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930174638/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-28/india/42480591_1_rahul-gandhi-pm-manmohan-singh-ordinance | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 September 2013 | title=Rahul Gandhi trashes ordinance, shames government | date=28 September 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> Members of opposition parties claimed that Gandhi's comments indicated total confusion within the government, and called for the resignation of Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjp-seeks-pm-s-resignation-opposition-parties-slam-government-113092701182_1.html | title=BJP seeks PM's resignation, opposition parties slam government | work=Business Standard| date=27 September 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pm-should-quit-if-he-disagrees-with-rahul-gandhi-on-ordinance-chandrababu-naidu/1175570/ | title=PM should quit if he with Rahul Gandhi on ordinance: Chandrababu Naidu | work=The Indian Express | date=28 September 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> Within 5 days, both the ordinance and the bill were withdrawn on 2 October.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/nonsense-ordinance-withdrawn/article5192427.ece | title='Nonsense' ordinance withdrawn | work=Business Line | date=2 October 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref>

On 1 October 2013, [[Rasheed Masood]] became the first MP to lose his membership of parliament under the new guidelines, when he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for cheating, forgery and corruption.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rasheed-masood-jailed-for-4-years-in-mbbs-seat-scam-loses-rs-seat/425697-37-64.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001092617/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rasheed-masood-jailed-for-4-years-in-mbbs-seat-scam-loses-rs-seat/425697-37-64.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 October 2013 | title=Congress's Rasheed Masood jailed for 4 years in MBBS seat scam, loses RS seat | publisher=CNN IBN | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref>

== List of elected representatives disqualified after conviction by a court of law ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Representative
! Party
! Representation
! Case
! Date of conviction
! Status
|-
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]] state <br> [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|R. K. Nagar]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|convicted for 4 years and fined of {{INRConvert|100|c}} in [[Disproportionate Asset case against Jayalalithaa|disproportionate assets case]] but only the imprisonment was nullified due to [[Abatement in pleading|abatement]].
|February 2017
|Deceased and [[Abatement in pleading|Abated]]
|-
|[[Kamal Kishore Bhagat]]
| [[All Jharkhand Students Union]]
|MLA from [[Lohardaga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]], [[Jharkhand]]
|convicted for attempt to murder case
|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|6}}
|Disqualified<ref name="The TOI June 2015">{{cite web | title=Jharkhand MLA Kamal Kishore Bhagat jailed for 7 years for attempt to murder | website=The Times of India| date=23 June 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jharkhand-MLA-Kamal-Kishore-Bhagat-jailed-for-7-years-for-attempt-to-murder/articleshow/47783551.cms | access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|Suresh Halvankar
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|MLA from [[Ichalkaranji]], Maharashtra
|convicted for 3 years in power theft case
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|5}}
|Disqualified<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/no-hc-relief-for-disqualified-bjp-mla-in-power-theft-case-114092501209_1.html | title=No HC relief for disqualified BJP MLA in power theft case | work=Business Standard| date=25 September 2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[T. M. Selvaganapathy]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|Rajya Sabha MP from [[Tamil Nadu]]
|convicted for 2 years in cremation shed case
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|4}}
|Resigned<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/a-day-after-conviction-dmk-leader-t-m-selvaganapathy-resigns-from-rajya-sabha/articleshow/33913736.cms | title=A day after conviction, DMK leader T M Selvaganapathy resigns from Rajya Sabha | work=Economic Times | date=18 April 2014 | access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|Babanrao Gholap
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|MLA from [[Deolali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Deolali]], [[Maharashtra]]
|convicted for 3 years in disproportionate assets case
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|3}}
|Disqualified<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bombay-high-court-dismisses-5-time-shiv-sena-mla-plea-for-suspension-of-graft-conviction-2016488 | title=Bombay High Court dismisses 5-time Shiv Sena MLA plea for suspension of graft conviction | work=DNA India | date=7 September 2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
|Enos Ekka
| Jharkhand Party
| MLA, Kolebira, Jharkhand state
|Convicted for life imprisonment
| 2014
|Disqualified<ref>{{cite web | title=Convicted Jharkhand MLA Enos Ekka loses Kolebira assemblyseat
|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/convicted-jharkhand-mla-enos-ekka-loses-kolebira-assembly-seat/story-aiKwXrMYV75u4uVAH571sK.html | access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Asha Rani]]
|BJP
|MLA from [[Bijawar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bijawar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|convicted for abetting suicide of maid
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|11}}
|Disqualified<ref name="The Pioneer 2015">{{cite web | title=BJP MLA, Bhaiya Raja get 10-yr in jail | website=The Pioneer | date=1 February 2015 | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/bjp-mla-bhaiya-raja-get-10-yr-in-jail.html | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rasheed Masood]]
|[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|[[Rajya Sabha]] MP from [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|convicted for 4 years in MBBS seats scam
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|9}}
|Disqualified<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Convicted-Congress-MP-Rasheed-Masood-disqualified-from-Rajya-Sabha/articleshow/24484085.cms |title=Convicted Congress MP Rasheed Masood disqualified from Rajya Sabha |work=The Times of India |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|[[RJD]]
|[[Lok Sabha]] MP from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saran]], [[Bihar]]
|convicted for 5 years in [[Fodder scam]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|9}}
|Disqualified<ref name="fodder scam">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/fodder-scam-lalu-prasad-yadav-jd-u-mp-formally-disqualified-from-lok-sabha_884900.html | title=Fodder scam: Lalu Yadav, Jagdish Sharma disqualified from Lok Sabha | publisher=Zee News | date=22 October 2013 | access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jagdish Sharma]]
|JD(U)
|Lok Sabha MP from [[Jahanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jahanabad]], [[Bihar]]
|convicted for 4 years in [[Fodder scam]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|9}}
|Disqualified<ref name="fodder scam"/>
|-
|[[Pappu Kalani]]
|
|MLA from Ulhasnagar
|Convicted<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Ex-Ulhasnagar-MLA-Pappu-Kalani-3-others-convicted-for-businessmans-murder/articleshow/26597204.cms | title=Ex-Ulhasnagar-MLA-Pappu-Kalani-3-others-convicted-for-businessmans-murder | work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013}}
|
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:2013 in India]]
[[Category:Supreme Court of India cases]]
[[Category:Indian politicians disqualified from office|*]]
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes]]

Disqualification of convicted representatives in India - Revision history

Thechhavigarg: refine formatting per standard format and improved wording

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