Among the following M L As who was disqualified by the Governor during January 2017 under Article 19...........

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Among the following M.L.As who was disqualified by the Governor during January 2017 under Article 192 of the Constitution for undertaking government contracts?

P.C. George of Kerala

Jayalalithaa of Tamil Nadu

Srinivas Prasad of Karnataka

Uma Shankar Singh of Bihar

Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik disqualified BSP’s Rasra MLA Uma Shankar Singh from Assembly membership for violation of Representation of the People Act. The Governor has ordered the disqualification of Uma Shankar Singh from the membership under section 192 (1) of the Constitution as per the opinion of the Election Commission (EC) received on January 10. With this he ceases to be a member of the House, a Raj Bhawan release said here. The MLA has been disqualified from the date of his election on March 6, 2012, it said. Lawyer Subhash Chandra Singh, after Shankar’s election, had moved a petition before the Lok Ayukta on December 18, 2013, complaining that he had been taking government contracts for road construction even after being elected as MLA, the release said.