LUCKNOW: Days after his disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, SP leader Abdullah Azam Khan’s name was removed from the voter list of Rampur assembly constituency, an election official said. Abdullah Azam Khan was on Wednesday disqualified as a member of the Legislative Assembly after a court sentenced him to two years imprisonment in a 15-year-old case.
The Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of Rampur assembly constituency took the decision following a demand by Akash Saxena, BJP MLA from Rampur, to remove the name of Abdullah Azam Khan from the voter list, a statement said on Friday.
In his order, ERO Nirankar Singh said that the application submitted by Saxena stated Membership of Abdullah Azam Khan ceased to exist under the Representation of the People Act. Also requested to remove his name from the voter list.
“As per the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, the name of any person who becomes disqualified after registration shall forthwith be removed from the electoral roll in which it is included.
The order states, “This provision makes it clear that after being disqualified, the name of Abdullah Azam Khan shall be immediately removed from the voter’s list.”
Abdullah Azam Khan, son of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, represented Swar in Rampur district in the assembly.
Abdullah Azam Khan has been disqualified after being sentenced to two years (in jail) by a Moradabad court in a 15-year-old case, said a senior UP Assembly official. His seat has been declared vacant since February 13. Has been done.” ,
Abdullah Azam Khan, along with his father, was sentenced under section 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and other provisions. Indian Penal Code (IPC) on a dharna on a state highway on January 29, 2008, as his convoy was stopped by the police for checking in the wake of the December 31, 2007 attack on the CRPF camp at Rampur.
He was disqualified earlier in 2020 after the Allahabad High Court nullified his election to the assembly. His previous disqualification was effective from December 16, 2019.