Indira Gandhi To Jayalalithaa: Legislators Who Have Been Disqualified In The Past. In Pics

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on Friday, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case relating to 2019. Here is a list of MPs who have previously been disqualified.

File photos of politicians who have been barred from holding political office due to court's conviction.

Rahul Gandhi: The Congress leader was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday, March 24, after being convicted in a criminal defamation case for his remark about the "Modi surname." Yesterday, Gandhi was found guilty by a Surat court for his 2019 remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [Image credit: PTI]]

Saran MP Lalu Prasad Yadav: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief was convicted in fodder scam and was barred from contesting. [Image Source: PTI]

Rampur MP Azam Khan: He was convicted in a hate-speech case in 2019. Khan's disqualification was announced by the Uttar Pradesh assembly after his conviction by the Rampur Court. [Image Source: PTI]

Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal: On January 13, 2023, he was convicted by a sessions court in an attempt to murder case. [Image Source: Twitter/@ChakankarSpeaks]

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa: She was disqualified as a legislator after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case involving Rs 66 crore. The story drew a lot of attention because it was one of the most high-profile cases in which a sitting Chief Minister was disqualified due to corruption. In 2014, a Bengaluru court sentenced her to four years in prison and fined her Rs 100 crore. [Image Source: PTI]

Rasheed Masood was the first MP to be disqualified after being convicted in a criminal case in 2013. The Supreme Court convicted him of an MBBS seat scam in which he nominated 'undeserving' candidates for MBBS seats. Masood received a four-year prison sentence. [Image Source: Getty]

Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi's grandmother, former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, lost her MP status in 1975. Indira Gandhi's 1971 electoral victory is declared invalid by Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court on June 12, 1975, and she was barred from holding elected office for six years for electoral malpractices. [Image Source: Getty]