anti-defection law

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:aimsTo prevent political defections
promote political stability
gptkbp:amendedBy 2003
gptkbp:amendmentBy gptkb:Ninety-first_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
Members of State Legislatures
gptkbp:basisForDisqualification voluntarily giving up membership of party
voting against party whip
gptkbp:criticizedFor curbing dissent
empowering party leadership
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1985
gptkbp:decision gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:excludes merger of political parties
split in political party (before 2003 amendment)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label anti-defection law
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tenth_Schedule_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:prohibits members who defect from their party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rajiv_Ratna_Gandhi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6