Article 178
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Part VI: The States
Every Legislative Assembly of a State shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Assembly to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker thereof and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the Assembly shall choose another member to be Speaker or Deputy Speaker, as the case may be.
The Constitution of India (As on 1 May 2026). Includes every amendment up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. The small raised numbers in the text point to the amendment notes below.
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- 181The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
- 182The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council
- 183Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman
- 184Power of the Deputy Chairman or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Chairman