About Y. G. Mahajan
Lived 1941 – 2018 (aged 77). Y. G. Mahajan was an Indian politician.
Yashwant Giridhar Mahajan (12 May 1941 - 29 October 2018) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Jalgaon constituency of Maharashtra.
In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the Noida based media firm Cobrapost, aired 12 December 2005 on the Indian Hindi news TV Channel Aaj Tak, Mahajan was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 35,000 for fielding questions in parliament.
On 23 December 2005 a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha found him guilty of contempt of the House and following a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting, he was expelled from Parliament.
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Who was Y. G. Mahajan?
Indian politician
When was Y. G. Mahajan born?
Y. G. Mahajan was born on 12 May 1941 in Jalgaon.
When did Y. G. Mahajan die?
Y. G. Mahajan died on 29 October 2018.
What was Y. G. Mahajan's occupation?
Y. G. Mahajan was a politician.
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Y. G. Mahajan was Indian.
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