Pradeep Gandhi

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Pradeep Gandhi
MP
Preceded byRaman Singh
Succeeded byDevwrat Singh
ConstituencyRajnandgaon
Personal details
Born (1964-12-26) 26 December 1964 (age 59)
Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Keerti Gandhi
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceRajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh
As of 25 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Pradeep Gandhi (born 26 December 1964 in Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon district) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Rajnandgaon constituency of Chhattisgarh. He was member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2004.

He is married to Mrs Keerti Gandhi and has two sons and one daughter.[1]

Expulsion[edit]

In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the Noida based media firm Cobrapost, aired 12 December 2005 on the Indian Hindi news TV Channel Aaj Tak, Gandhi was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 55,000 for fielding fictitious questions in parliament. [2]

On 23 December 2005 a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha found him guilty of contempt of the House and following a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting, he was expelled from Parliament.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
  2. Aniruddha Bahal. "Operation Duryodhana". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP.
  3. K.V. Prasad (24 December 2005). "11 MPs expelled for cash-for-questions scam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.


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