Question

Mention any three conditions under which a member of a Parliament becomes subject to disqualification by the Anti-Defection Law.

Answer 1

Conditions under which a member of a Parliament becomes subject to disqualification by the Anti-Defection Law are as follow:-

• Members belonging to any political party shall be disqualified for being a member of House, if he has voluntarily given up his membership of such political party.
• Nominated members of a house shall be disqualified for being a member of the house, if he joins any political party after the expiry of six months from the date on which he takes his seat.
• A member elected as an independent candidate shall be disqualified if he joins any political party after his election.