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Article 83 of the Constitution of India

Article
83
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—P ARLIAMENT — General
Index row title
(1) The Council of States shall not be subject to dissolution, but as nearly as possible one-third of the
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
8091216a-e6ef-46bf-8bc2-06d3c1cc857c

256 words

Verbatim text

members thereof shall retire as soon as may be on theexpiration of every second year in accordance with the provisions made in that behalf by Parliament by law.Readjustment after each census. Duration of Houses of Parliament. 1Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 2, for “1991”. 2Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 16 (w.e.f. 3-1-1977). 3Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Act, 2001, s. 4, for “2000”. 4Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for certain words. 5Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 3, for “1991”.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V . —The Union. —Arts. 81—83.)40 1Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 13, for “six years” (w.e.f. 20-6-1979). The words “six years” were subs. for the original words “five years” bythe Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 17 (w.e.f. 3-1-1977). 2Subs. by the Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, s. 3, for cl. ( a). 3Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 6, for art. 85.(2) The House of the People, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for 1[five years] from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer and the expiration of the said period of 1[five years] shall operate as a dissolution of the House: Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, be extendedby Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate.

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  • The index files this text under article 83 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—P ARLIAMENT — General”.
  • The passage runs to about 256 words.

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