Constitution of India, 1949
193.Penalty for sitting and voting before
making oath or affirmation under Article 188 or when not qualified or when
disqualified.-
If a person sits or votes as a member of the
Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State before he has
complied with the requirements of Article 188, or when he knows that he is not
qualified or that he is disqualified for membership thereof, or that he is
prohibited from so doing by the provisions of any law made by Parliament or the
legislature of the State, he shall be liable in respect of each day on which he
so sits or votes to a penalty of five hundred rupees to be recovered as a debt
due to the State.