Overview

• The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly issued a notification reinstating the SBSP MLA for Mau Sadar.
• Principal Secretary Pradeep Kumar Dubey said the disqualification ceases to operate in view of the High Court’s August 20 order.
• Speaker Satish Mahana confirmed the move and noted the Assembly had sought legal opinion before issuing the order.
• A special MP-MLA court had earlier sentenced Ansari to two years, which triggered automatic disqualification and the seat’s vacancy.
• Ansari, the elder son of the late Mukhtar Ansari, was elected from Mau Sadar in 2022 on an SBSP ticket.