The Constitution of India
Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 94
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceSpeaker:- A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy 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 the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is the Deputy Speaker, 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 all the 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 office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People
after the dissolution.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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