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A day after conviction, Abbas Ansari disqualified from UP assembly

IndiaTimes Sunday, 1 June 2025 ()
Abbas Ansari, Mau MLA and son of the late Mukhtar Ansari, has been disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh assembly following a two-year sentence in a 2022 hate speech case. The assembly secretariat swiftly acted after the court's decision, leading to a bypoll in Mau. Ansari was convicted for promoting enmity and threatening public servants during a pre-election rally.
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