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UPDATED: Mar 24, 2023 17:03 IST
Hours after Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP after Surat court convicted him in a 2019 defamation case, now the EC is mulling a bypoll in Wayanad, the constituency from where he was elected as an MP.
Sources added that the schedule for the by-election in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency may be announced in April.
Earlier in the day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP a day after a Surat court sentenced him to two-year jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case. The Wayanad MP was convicted over his "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark. After the Congress MP was disqualified as an MP, communication was sent to relevant authorities, including the election commission.
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