The Constitution of India
Conditions of Governor's office
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 158
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
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Official sourceHouse of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State specified in the First
Schedule, and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of
any such State be appointed Governor, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that
House on the date on which he enters upon his office as Governor.
(2) The Governor shall not hold any other office of profit.
(3) The Governor shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official
residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may
be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such
emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule.
1
[(3A) Where the same person is appointed as Governor of two or more States, the
emoluments and allowances payable to the Governor shall be allocated among the States in
such proportion as the President may by order determine.]
(4) The emoluments and allowances of the Governor shall not be diminished during his
term of office.
1. Inserted by the Constititution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.7 (w.e.f.1.11.1956).
77 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part VI. — The States)
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