The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 amended Articles 101, 102, 190, and 191 of the Constitution and added the Tenth Schedule. It lays down the process by which legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection.
Which Amendment Act is known as the Anti-Defection Act?
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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