Suresh Chandel
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Suresh Chandel is an India
India
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n politician and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

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He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 of India
India
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, representing the Hamirpur
Hamirpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India.-Assembly segments:...

 constituency of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

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Expulsion

In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the Noida
Noida
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 based media firm Cobrapost, aired December 12, 2005 on the Indian Hindi
Hindi
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 news TV Channel Aaj Tak
Aaj Tak
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, Suresh Chandel was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 30,000 for fielding fictitious questions in parliament.

On December 23, 2005, a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

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