83. Duration of Houses of Parliament.

  • (1) The Council of States shall not be subject to dissolution, but as nearly as possible one-third of the members thereof shall retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year in accordance with the provisions made in that behalf by Parliament by law.
  • (2) The House of the People, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer and the expiration of the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the House:

Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate.


2 Responses to “83. Duration of Houses of Parliament.”

    • Venkatesasetty says:

      The ECI illegally declared 18th General Electron before expire of 17th term snd conducted 2024 election wherever there is no clare vacant o mp seats 543 The exists 17th MP s not resigned from their existing posts there by no MP seats legally vacantly The election Commission totally ignored the articl
      article 324 (1) I suppose to make alligation about eci The present elected MPs and MLs are not legally elected and also the ECI burked to conduct election as per provision election Rules under election Rules 1961and section 129 of RP Act 1951 so the present all 543 MPs should be Disqulifed immediately by the president of India

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