Opposition Member of Parliament, Sanjay Kirpal did not cast his vote last night that resulted in the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025.
Last week, Mr Kirpal was one four MPs from the opposition who had voted for the Constitution Amendment Bill when it was tabled for the first reading.
The voting result shows Mr Kirpal was marked present at the time of the vote.
Parliament needed 41 MPs to vote yes for the motion in order to make the 75 percent threshold for the Bill to pass.
Opposition member Rinesh Sharma also changed his vote from affirmative to negative last night while Sachida Nand and Shalen Kumar from the opposition bench voted for the Bill.
