Lalchandra or Lal Chandra Kol (born 12 July 1949) is an Indian politician. He stood for the

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on the BSP ticket becoming a Member of Parliament from

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.Official biography from Parliament of India records
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Expulsion

In the sting

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by the

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based media firm

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, aired 12 December 2005 on the Indian

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news TV Channel

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, Lal Chandra Kol was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 35,000 Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP. for fielding fictitious questions in parliament. On 23 December 2005 a Special Committee of the

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found him guilty of

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

References

1949 births Living people People from Mirzapur district India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Sonbhadra district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-BSP-politician-stub