Election Commission disqualifies former Velachery MLA Aassan Maulaana for three years

…the disqualification bars Mr. Maulaana from contesting elections to become a member of either the House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State or Union Territory. The Order said, Mr. Maulaana failed to lodge a true and correct account of his election expenses within the time and in the manner required under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. According to the order, Mr. Maulaana had lodged his account of election expenses, declaring a total expenditure of ₹17,03,548, with the District Election Officer (DEO), Chennai, on May 24, 2021, within the prescribed…