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PART V THE UNION · CHAPTER II.— PARLIAMENT · General

Article 85: Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution

The Constitution of India

1[(1) The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.

(2) The President may from time to time—

(a) prorogue the Houses or either House;

(b) dissolve the House of the People.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 6, for art. 85 (w.e.f. 18-6- 1951).

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  1. 1. Assertion (A): The President has no power to dissolve the Council of States. Reason (R): Under Article 83(1), the Council of States is not subject to dissolution, and as nearly as possible one-third of its members retire on the expiration of every second year.

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