Chandrapratap Singh (born 22 January 1957) is an Indian politician from the

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(BJP) political party. He was a member of the

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constituency of

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.Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

Expulsion

In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the

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found him guilty of contempt of the House and following a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting, he was expelled from Parliament.

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Living people 1957 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 People from Sidhi People from Koriya district India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub