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TMI BlogProvisions as to disqualification on ground of defectionX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... th the said provisions; (c) "original political party", in relation to a member of a House, means the political party to which he belongs for the purposes of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2; (d) "paragraph" means a paragraph of this Schedule. 2. Disqualification on ground of defection :- (1) Subject to the provisions of 3 [paragraphs 4 and 5], a member of a House belonging to any political party shall be disqualified for being a member of the House— (a) if he has voluntarily given up his membership of such political party; or (b) if he votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by the political party to which he belongs or by any person or authority authorised by it in this behalf, without obtaining, in eit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sions of this paragraph, a person who, on the commencement of the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985, is a member of a House (whether elected or nominated as such) shall,— (i) where he was a member of political party immediately before such commencement, be deemed, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, to have been elected as a member of such House as a candidate set up by such political party; (ii) in any other case, be deemed to be an elected member of the House who has been elected as such otherwise than as a candidate set up by any political party for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph or, as the case may be, be deemed to be a nominated member of the House for the purposes of sub-paragrap ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Assembly of a State, shall not be disqualified under this Schedule,— (a) if he, by reason of his election to such office, voluntarily gives up the membership of the political party to which he belonged immediately before such election and does not, so long as he continues to hold such office thereafter, rejoin that political party or become a member of another political party; or (b) if he, having given up by reason of his election to such office his membership of the political party to which he belonged immediately before such election, rejoins such political party after he ceases to hold such office. 6. Decision on questions as to disqualification on ground of defection.— (1) If any question arises as to whether a member of a House has ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he report which the leader of a legislature party in relation to a member of a House shall furnish with regard to any condonation of the nature referred to in clause (b) of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 in respect of such member, the time within which and the authority to whom such report shall be furnished; (c) the reports which a political party shall furnish with regard to admission to such political party of any members of the House and the officer of the House to whom such reports shall be furnished; and (d) the procedure for deciding any question referred to in subparagraph (1) of paragraph 6 including the procedure for any inquiry which may be made for the purpose of deciding such question. (2) The rules made by the Chairman or th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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