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Article 94 — A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy

Article
94
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—P ARLIAMENT — General
Index row title
A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
0e42379d-4931-4a9f-8f1f-8dc7e8570911

146 words

Verbatim text

Speaker of the House of the People— (a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the House of the People; (b) may at any time, by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Speaker, to theDeputy Speaker, and if such member is the DeputySpeaker, to the Speaker, resign his office; and (c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of allthe then members of the House: Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c) shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution: Provided further that, whenever the House of the People is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his officeuntil immediately before the first meeting of the House ofthe People after the dissolution.

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  • The index files this text under article 94 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—P ARLIAMENT — General”.
  • The row is titled “A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy”.
  • The passage runs to about 146 words.

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