UP MLA Abbas Ansari loses seat after court conviction in hate speech case
- Posted on June 1, 2025
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UP MLA Abbas Ansari loses seat after court conviction in hate speech case

Abbas Ansari, a legislator from the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, has been disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a hate speech case. The special MP-MLA court sentenced Ansari to two years in prison for threatening local authorities during a 2022 election rally.