Article 182
The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council
Part VI: The States
The Legislative Council of every State having such Council shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Council to be respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member to be Chairman or Deputy Chairman, 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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- 179Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- 180Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Speaker
- 181The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
- 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
- 185The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration