First ever such incident in the country
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Hyderabad (Telangana) – Kavitha Maloth, a Member of Parliament (MP) and the leader of ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has been convicted of bribing voters during the general elections in 2019. Special Court from Nampalli has sentenced Kavitha Maloth to 6 months of imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000. It is being said that Kavitha Maloth can appeal the judgement of the Special Court in the High Court. This is the first incident in the country where a female MP is being convicted for bribing.
Telangana: In a first, TRS MP Maloth Kavitha convicted for bribing voters during 2019 General Elections | https://t.co/rRponYRf02 pic.twitter.com/r1DPg8KAf9
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A single vote was sold for Rs. 500
In 2019, Revenue Department Officials nabbed Maloth’s associate Shaukat Ali while he was distributing cash to people. He was seeking their votes in the Burgampahad area for Rs. 500 each. Police registered a case against Maloth and Ali after this incident. During the trial, Ali admitted that he had distributed money at Maloth’s behest.