LUCKNOW, Oct. 29 -- The noose apparently tightening around legislators with criminal antecedents has seen an increasing number of Uttar Pradesh MLAs lose their assembly membership after convictions carrying jail terms of two years or more.

On average, at least one member has lost membership of the state legislature in the past nearly 13.5 years. Those aware of the development said that 14 MLAs were disqualified in the past 13.5 years, covering the terms of the 16th (2012-2017), 17th (2017-2022) and the current 18th Vidhan Sabha (past 3.5 years).

A scrutiny of the cases of disqualification during the period suggests that though some members, including Uma Shankar Singh (in 2015) and Abbas Ansari (in 2025), got relief, the number of disqu...