These UP MPs may lose membership if they get convicted

Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) At least six newly elected MPs of the INDIA bloc and one more, are facing criminal charges which could attract a jail term of more than two years.If this happens, these MPs stand the risk of losing their membership.Afzal Ansari, who has won the Ghazipur seat, has already been convicted to a four-year sentence in a Gangster Act case. His conviction was stayed by the Allahabad High Court last month and this allowed him to contest the polls. Hearing in the matter is scheduled for July when the court reopens after summer vacations.If the court finally upholds the conviction, Ansari will lose his Lok Sabha membership.Dharmendra Yadav, who won the Azamgarh seat, also has four cases pending against his name and if he gets convicted for more than two years, he may also lose his membership.Babu Singh Kushwaha, who won the Jaunpur seat ending his 10-year-exile in