Insertion of new Article 329-A

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.... and Speaker. 329-A. (1) Subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Part V [except sub-clause (e) of clause (1) of Article 102], no election- (a) to either House of Parliament of a person who holds the office of Prime Minister at the time of such election or is appointed as Prime Minister after such election; (b) to the House of the People of a person who holds the offic....

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....en to the office of the Speaker of the House of the People, while an election petition referred to in clause (b) of Article 329 in respect of his election to either House of Parliament or, as the case may be, to the House of the People is pending, such election petition shall abate upon such person being appointed as Prime Minister or, as the case may be, being chosen to the office of the Speaker ....