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The anti-defection provisions were incorporated in the Constitution through which one of the following Constitutional Amendments?

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52nd Amendment

The 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985 inserted the Tenth Schedule into the Constitution, laying down the anti-defection provisions that disqualify members of Parliament and State Legislatures on grounds of defection.

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