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Defection means voluntarily giving up the membership of a political party or disobeying the party leadership on a vote in the legislature.

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Consider the following two statements regarding the implementation of the anti-defection law:

1. If an elected member voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party;

2. If an elected member votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by his political party or anyone authorized to do so, without obtaining any prior permission.

Which of the above 2 statements is a criteria for the anti-defection law?

Q. Under which of the following circumstances an elected member of Parliament may be disqualified on the ground of defection?
1. If he voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party.
2. If he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party without prior permission of the political party.
3. If he speaks against the political party.
4. If he joins a political party other than the party on whose ticket he contested and got elected.

Q. A member of legislature can be disqualified:
1.if he has voluntarily given up his membership of his political party.
2. If the party expels the member of the legislature from the party.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. The Anti-Defection Law is contained in the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution. A member incurs disqualification under the defection law:Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

All of the above
Only 1, 2 & 3
Only 2, 3 & 4
Only 1, 3 & 4

Q. A member of Parliament can be disqualified on the ground of defection if
I. He leaves the party as a result of split in the party along with members who constitute only 1 / 3rd of the total membership of that party
II. A nominated member joins any political party after the expiry of 6 months from the date on which he takes his seat in the House
III. He gives up membership of the political party on whose ticket he is elected
IV. He votes or abstains from voting in the House against the direction of political party without prior permission

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