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The Constitution of the People‌‌‍’s Republic of Bangladesh

Part V

THE LEGISLATURE

Chapter I

PARLIAMENT

Vacation of seat on resignation or voting against political party
1[70. A person elected as a member of Parliament at an election at which he was nominated as a candidate by a political party shall vacate his seat if he –
 
 
 
 
(a) resigns from that party ; or
 
 
 
 
(b) votes in Parliament against that party ;
 
 
 
 
but shall not thereby be disqualified for subsequent election as a member of Parliament.]
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    Substituted for the former article 70 by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act XIV of 2011), section 25.
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