Dual membership prohibition requires vacation of one seat; presidential rules govern state-legislature conflicts and resignation acceptance. Prohibits simultaneous membership in both Houses of Parliament and requires vacation of one seat; Parliament may legislate the procedure. Prohibits concurrent membership of Parliament and a State Legislature and provides that, after a period specified by presidential rules, the parliamentary seat becomes vacant unless the member resigns the State seat. A seat also becomes vacant on specified disqualifications or on resignation in writing if accepted by the Chairman or Speaker, who may inquire into the genuineness of the resignation. Absence without permission from all meetings for a continuous sixty-day period may likewise lead to vacation.
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Dual membership prohibition requires vacation of one seat; presidential rules govern state-legislature conflicts and resignation acceptance.
Prohibits simultaneous membership in both Houses of Parliament and requires vacation of one seat; Parliament may legislate the procedure. Prohibits concurrent membership of Parliament and a State Legislature and provides that, after a period specified by presidential rules, the parliamentary seat becomes vacant unless the member resigns the State seat. A seat also becomes vacant on specified disqualifications or on resignation in writing if accepted by the Chairman or Speaker, who may inquire into the genuineness of the resignation. Absence without permission from all meetings for a continuous sixty-day period may likewise lead to vacation.
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