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The decision means the senior SP leader will not be able to vote in the December 5 by-election in his traditional seat of Rampur Sadar (urban).

Azam Khan news: The court, after hearing both sides, turned down Khan's appeal. The verdict will pave the way for holding of bypoll in the Rampur Sadar seat which fell vacant following the disqualification of Khan.

Azam Khan disqualification: The apex court was critical of the speed with which Khan's disqualification proceedings were done by the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.

Uttar Pradesh by-elections: The by-polls will be held in two assembly constituencies -- Khatauli and Rampur -- and a Lok Sabha seat Mainpuri on December 5.

The move comes after a Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Azam Khan to three years in jail in a 2019 hate speech case, a government lawyer said.

Azam Khan news: The SP leader can lose his MLA post because as per the 2013 Supreme Court judgment if an MLA, MLC or MP is convicted in a criminal case and gets jailed for a minimum of two years then he/she loses membership of the house with immediate effect.

Azam Khan hate speech case: A case was registered against him for making inflammatory speeches. The hearing of the case is going on in the court of MP-MLA (Magistrate Trial) Nishant Mann.

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan made provocative remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and IAS Aunjaneya Kumar Singh. However, Khan got bail hours after the pronunance of judgment.

Azam Khan news: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Thursday a plea of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan against the alleged takeover and other unjustified actions of the Uttar Pradesh government against the Muhammad Ali Jauhar University at Rampur in the state.

Akhilesh Yadav and SP MLAs meet with UP Governor Anandiben Patel about continued injustice being done with Azam Khan and fake cases lodged against him.

In August the senior Samajwadi Party leader was admitted to an ICU of a private hospital as he was found suffering from pneumonia.

Land Encroachment Case: "An FIR has been lodged against Azam Khan and five other unidentified persons for threatening a witness of a case. The matter is being investigated," Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar said.

Fake birth certificate case: Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima and son Abdullah Azam Khan was sent to jail in a criminal case registered against them, alleging that Abdullah Khan got two fake birth certificates issued through fraudulent means from two different places.

Azam Khan was released in May on bail after being lodged in Sitapur jail for almost 27 months.

Lulu Mall row: Taking note of the Lulu mall row, UP CM Yogi Adityanath pulled up the administration and directed them to take strict action against the miscreants who create a nuisance.

Azam Khan’s Jauhar University: A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and JB Pardiwala said the state government will file its response by July 19 and listed the matter for further hearing on July 22.

Azam Khan's son Abdullah, MLA from Swar, and his wife Tazeen Fatma have been asked to depose separately before the ED's office in Lucknow this week.

The BJP demolished two Samajwadi Party bastions by wresting the Rampur and Azamgarh parliamentary seats. The BJP won both seats in the by-elections.

The senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan had vacated the seat after his election to the state Assembly this year, necessitating the bypolls.