The sentence was pronounced by Ghazipur MP/MLA Court moments after he was convicted in the case along with his brother Mukhtar Ansari. He is the third MP to be disqualified this year.
The NCP leader, elected from Lakshadweep, was disqualified after his conviction and sentencing in an attempt to murder case. Despite the Kerala high court suspending the conviction and sentence, the Lok Sabha secretariat did not withdraw the disqualification order.