EC to file a report on Kerala Minister's education qualification
The State Election Commission will submit a report on the row over the education qualification of Minister PK Jayalakshmi, who is seeking a relection from Mananthavadi constituency on a Congress ticket. The commission had received a complaint that Jayalakshmi had submitted false affidavit in the 2011 election.Â
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The Central Election Commission will take a final decision on the matter after considering the report. If the complaint were found valid, the minister would face disqualification from contesting for three years along with legal proceedings.Â
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Four years back, K B Jeevan, a resident of Batheri, had approached the Commission pointing out that the claim that Jayalakshmi had a BA degree was false. when a decision on the complaint got delayed, he approached the High Court last month. The court, in turn, sought a response from the Election Commission to the complaint.
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Jayalakshmi, the youngest minister in the Oommen Chandy ministry, corrected her affidavit this time.Â