# Judgments construing Article 191 of The Constitution of India 88 judgments in this corpus construe Article 191 of The Constitution of India — Disqualifications for membership, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/191 Showing 1–50 of 88, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 191 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/191) — Disqualifications for membership ## The judgments - [SMT. INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI v. SHRI RAJ NARAIN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-indira-nehru-gandhi-v-shri-raj-narain-6821) — [1976] 2 S.C.R. 347 · cited by 51 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 92 - [H. H. MAHARAJADIDRAJA MADHAV RAO JIWAJI RAO SCINDIA BAHADUR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-h-maharajadidraja-madhav-rao-jiwaji-rao-scindia-bahadur-ors-v-union-of-india-5468) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 42 · names the article once, first at printed page 173 - [S. RUKMINI MADEGOWDA v. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-rukmini-madegowda-v-the-state-election-commission-ors-35722) — [2022] 12 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 27 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 11 - [[2016] 6 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f2016-6-s-c-r-1-nabam-rebia-and-bamang-felix-v-deputy-speaker-and-others-31510) — cited by 27 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 20 - [ANOOP BARANWAL v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anoop-baranwal-v-union-of-india-37849) — 2023 INSC 190 · cited by 24 · names the article once, first at printed page 129 - [MANOJ NARULA v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manoj-narula-v-union-of-india-30235) — [2014] 9 S.C.R. 965 · cited by 23 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 26 - [KIHOTO HOLLOHAN v. ZACHILLHU AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kihoto-hollohan-v-zachillhu-and-others-11356) — [1992] 1 S.C.R. 686 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 78 - [UNION OF INDIA v. SHRI GOPAL CHANDRA MISRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-shri-gopal-chandra-misra-and-ors-7462) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 17 - [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 317](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2007-1-s-c-r-317-22825) — cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 189 - [I S.C.R. 158 ABHIRAM SINGH v. C.D. COMMACHEN (DEAD) BY LRS. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-s-c-r-158-abhiram-singh-v-c-d-commachen-dead-by-lrs-ors-31741) — [2017] 1 S.C.R. 158 · cited by 11 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 72 - [GAZULA DASARATHA RAMA RAO v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PR.ADESH & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gazula-dasaratha-rama-rao-v-the-state-of-andhra-pr-adesh-others-1922) — [1961] 2 S.C.R. 931 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [RAJBALA & OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA& OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajbala-others-v-state-of-haryana-others-30311) — [2015] 12 S.C.R. 1106 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [RA VI S. NAIK AND SANJAY BANDEKAR AND ANR. .B v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ra-vi-s-naik-and-sanjay-bandekar-and-anr-b-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12130) — [1994] 1 S.C.R. 754 · cited by 8 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1964] 4 S.C.R. 311](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1ji-k-1himf9-bas-v-sankari-prasad-ghtysal-and-others-3086) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [[2005] 1 S.C.R. 296](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-r-c-lahoti-cj-shivaraj-v-patil-k-g-balakrishnan-b-n-20419) — cited by 7 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 12 - [DAYAL, S. M. SIKRI AND v. RAMASWAMI, JJ.J](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dayal-s-m-sikri-and-v-ramaswami-jj-j-3513) — [1965] 3 S.C.R. 53 · cited by 7 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1963] 1 S.C.R. 721](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/l-r-indramani-pyarelal-gtjp1-1a-v-w-r-nathu-and-others-2632) — cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 56 - [ASHOK KUMAR BHATIACHARYYA v. AJOY BISWAS AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashok-kumar-bhatiacharyya-v-ajoy-biswas-and-ors-8933) — [1985] 2 S.C.R. 50 · cited by 6 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [D.R.GURUSHANTAPPA v. ABDUL KHUDDUS ANWAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/d-r-gurushantappa-v-abdul-khuddus-anwar-ors-4880) — [1969] 3 S.C.R. 425 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/public-interest-foundation-ors-v-union-of-india-anr-32163) — [2018] 10 S.C.R. 141 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 14 - [LILY THOMAS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lily-thomas-v-union-of-india-ors-28593) — [2013] 10 S.C.R. 1130 · cited by 5 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 2 - [AMARINDER SINGH v. SPECIAL COMMITIEE, PUNJAB VIDHAN ,SABHA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amarinder-singh-v-special-commitiee-punjab-vidhan-sabha-others-26795) — [2010] 4 S.C.R. 1105 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 37 - [SRI RAJENDRA SINGH RANA AND ORS v. SWAMI PRASAD MAURY A AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sri-rajendra-singh-rana-and-ors-v-swami-prasad-maury-a-and-ors-22573) — [2007] 2 S.C.R. 591 · cited by 5 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1 - [KANTA KATHURIA v. MANAK CHAND SURANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kanta-kathuria-v-manak-chand-surana-4953) — [1970] 2 S.C.R. 835 · cited by 5 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1 - [SHRIMANTH BALASAHEB PATIL v. HON'BLE SPEAKER, KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shrimanth-balasaheb-patil-v-hon-ble-speaker-karnataka-legislative-assembly-and-33916) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 886 · cited by 4 · names the article 47 times, first at printed page 4 - [LOK PRAHARI, THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY S. N. SHUKLA v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lok-prahari-through-its-general-secretary-s-n-shukla-v-union-of-india-others-32744) — [2018] 2 S.C.R. 892 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 16 - [TEKCHAND v. DILE RAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tekchand-v-dile-ram-17865) — [2001] 1 S.C.R. 527 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [[1984] 1 S.C.R. 939](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1984-1-s-c-r-939-8526) — cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [[1976] 3 S.C.R. 832](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madhuker-v-j-c-rajani-krishna-lyer-6840) — cited by 4 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 16 - [MOTIRAM v. PARAM DEV AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/motiram-v-param-dev-and-anr-11750) — [1993] 2 S.C.R. 250 · cited by 3 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANR v. KAILASH CHAND MAHAJAN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-himachal-pradesh-and-anr-v-kailash-chand-mahajan-and-ors-11387) — [1992] 1 S.C.R. 917 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 23 - [r959 Satyanarayan Laxminarayan Hegde v. Millikarjun Bhavanappa Tirumale](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r959-satyanarayan-laxminarayan-hegde-v-millikarjun-bhavanappa-tirumale-1839) — [1960] 1 S.C.R. 902 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [[2020] 2 S.C.R. 132](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2020-2-s-c-r-132-34337) — cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 14 - [SHAILESH MANUBHAI PARMAR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA THROUGH THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shailesh-manubhai-parmar-v-election-commission-of-india-through-the-chief-32247) — [2018] 10 S.C.R. 76 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 18 - [N. KANNADASAN v. AJOY KHOSE AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-kannadasan-v-ajoy-khose-and-others-25992) — [2009] 7 S.C.R. 668 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 75 - [KURAPATI MARIA DAS v. DR. AMBEDKAR SEVA SAMAJAN & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kurapati-maria-das-v-dr-ambedkar-seva-samajan-ors-25870) — [2009] 6 S.C.R. 498 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 16 - [SH RI KANT v. VASANTRAO AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sh-ri-kant-v-vasantrao-and-ors-21095) — [2006] 1 S.C.R. 496 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [DR. MAHACHANDRA PRASAD SINGH v. CHAIRMAN, BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-mahachandra-prasad-singh-v-chairman-bihar-legislative-council-and-ors-20236) — [2004] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 692 · cited by 2 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [B.R. KAPUR v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-r-kapur-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-and-anr-18230) — [2001] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 191 · cited by 2 · names the article 19 times, first at printed page 1 - [ELECTlON COMMISSION OF INDIA v. N. G. RANGA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/electlon-commission-of-india-v-n-g-ranga-and-ors-7574) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 210 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [Sanjay Sharma v. Union Of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sanjay-sharma-v-union-of-india-ors-52810) — (2025) 12 ILRA 1298 · cited by 1 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 5 - [Bindra Prasad Patel v. State Of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/bindra-prasad-patel-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53530) — (2025) 7 ILRA 299 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 8 - [Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr v. High Court of Gujarat & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ravikumar-dhansukhlal-maheta-anr-v-high-court-of-gujarat-ors-37791) — 2024 INSC 436 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 70 - [SUBHASH DESAI v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GOVERNOR OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/subhash-desai-v-principal-secretary-governor-of-maharashtra-ors-37833) — [2023] 8 S.C.R. 857 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [Gyanveer Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/gyanveer-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-46073) — (2020) 9 ILRA 736 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [LOK PRAHARI, THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY S.N. SHUKLA v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lok-prahari-through-its-general-secretary-s-n-shukla-v-election-commission-of-32459) — [2018] 12 S.C.R. 169 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, BIHAR PATNA & OTHERS v. JANAKDHARI PRASAD AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-election-commissioner-bihar-patna-others-v-janakdhari-prasad-and-others-32891) — [2018] 5 S.C.R. 112 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 16 - [ASHRAF KOKKUR v. K.V. ABDUL KHADER ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashraf-kokkur-v-k-v-abdul-khader-etc-30127) — [2014] 7 S.C.R. 1123 · cited by 1 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 1 - [KANPUR JAL SANSTHAN & ANOTHER v. M/S. BAPU CONSTRUCTION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kanpur-jal-sansthan-another-v-m-s-bapu-construction-29773) — [2014] 1 S.C.R. 64 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 19 - [ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN v. DR. MADHAVRAO KINHALKAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashok-shankarrao-chavan-v-dr-madhavrao-kinhalkar-ors-29677) — [2014] 14 S.C.R. 1227 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 41 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/191/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)