Legislative Assembly term reduction: state assemblies' maximum duration shortened with transitional dissolution rules and Sikkim adjustment. Article 172 was amended to substitute 'five years' for 'six years' as the maximum duration of a State Legislative Assembly, with transitional provisions: assemblies whose period since first meeting exceeded four years and eight months are exempted and will dissolve on the earlier of four months from commencement or their original six-year term, while other assemblies are subject to the new five-year limit subject to Parliament's extension power. Special application adjusts timings for Sikkim's Assembly and defines 'existing State Legislative Assembly' as one in existence on commencement.
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Legislative Assembly term reduction: state assemblies' maximum duration shortened with transitional dissolution rules and Sikkim adjustment.
Article 172 was amended to substitute "five years" for "six years" as the maximum duration of a State Legislative Assembly, with transitional provisions: assemblies whose period since first meeting exceeded four years and eight months are exempted and will dissolve on the earlier of four months from commencement or their original six-year term, while other assemblies are subject to the new five-year limit subject to Parliament's extension power. Special application adjusts timings for Sikkim's Assembly and defines "existing State Legislative Assembly" as one in existence on commencement.
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