Article 183 of the Constitution of India – “Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman” A member holding office as Chairman or Deputy Chairman of a Legislative Council—(a) shall vacate his office if…
Article 182 of the Constitution of India – “The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council” The Legislative Council of every State having such Council shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Council to be…
Article 181 of the Constitution of India – “The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration” (1) At any sitting of the Legislative Assembly, while any resolution for…
Article 180 of the Constitution of India – “Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Speaker” (1) While the office of Speaker is vacant, the duties of…
Article 179 of the Constitution of India – “Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker” A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of an Assembly— (a) shall vacate his office if…
Article 178 of the Constitution of India – “The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly” Every Legislative Assembly of a State shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Assembly to be respectively Speaker and…
Article 176 of the Constitution of India – “Special address by the Governor” (1) At the commencement of 1[the first session after each general election to the Legislative Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year],…
Article 175 of the Constitution of India – “Right of Governor to address and send messages to the House or Houses” (1) The Governor may address the Legislative Assembly or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council,…
1[Article 174 of the Constitution of India – “Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution” (1) The Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each House of the Legislature of the State to meet at such…
Article 173 of the Constitution of India – “Qualification for membership of the State Legislature” A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislature of a State unless he— 1[(a) is a citizen…
Article 172 of the Constitution of India – “Duration of State Legislatures” (1) Every Legislative Assembly of every State, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for 1[five years] from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, and the…
Article 171 of the Constitution of India – “Composition of the Legislative Councils” (1) The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council shall not exceed 1[one-third] of the total number of members…
1[Article 170 of the Constitution of India – “Composition of the Legislative Assemblies” (1) Subject to the provisions of article 333, the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than five hundred, and not less than sixty,…
Article 169 of the Constitution of India – “Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States” (1) Notwithstanding anything in article 168, Parliament may by law provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council of a State having such a…
Article 168 of the Constitution of India – “Constitution of Legislatures in States” (1) For every State there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor, and—(a) in the States of 1**** 2Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, 3Madhya Pradesh, 4***…
Article 167 of the Constitution of India – “Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.” It shall be the duty of the Chief Minister of each State— (a) to communicate to the Governor of…
Article 166 of the Constitution of India – “Conduct of Business of the Government of a State” (1) All executive action of the Government of a State shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Governor. (2)…
Article 165 of the Constitution of India – “Advocate-General for the State” (1) The Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of a High Court to be Advocate-General for the State.…
Article 164 of the Constitution of India – “Other provisions as to Ministers” (1) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister,…
Article 163 of the Constitution of India – “Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor” (1) There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise…
Article 162 of the Constitution of India – “Extent of executive power of State” Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive power of a State shall extend to the matters with respect to which the Legislature of the…
Article 161 of the Constitution of India – “Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases” The Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or…
Article 160 of the Constitution of India – “Discharge of the functions of the Governor in certain contingencies” The President may make such provision as he thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the Governor of a State…
Article 159 of the Constitution of India – “Oath or affirmation by the Governor” Every Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief…
Article 158 of the Constitution of India – “Conditions of Governor’s office” (1) The Governor shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State specified in the First Schedule,…
