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Consider the following statement regarding Member of Parliament 1. If a sitting member of one House is also elected to the other House, his seat in the first House becomes vacant. 2. A member may resign his seat by writing to the Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding Member of Parliament 1. If a sitting member of one House is also elected to the other House, his seat in the first House becomes vacant. 2. A member may resign his seat by writing to the Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer Both 1 and 2

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.

Important Points

  • If a sitting member of one House is also elected to the other House, his seat in the first House becomes vacant. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • A member may resign his seat by writing to the Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha, as the case may be. Hence statement 2 is correct.
    • The seat falls vacant when the resignation is accepted.
  • However, the Chairman/Speaker may not accept the resignation if he is satisfied that it is not voluntary or genuine.

Key Points

  • A House can declare the seat of a member vacant if he is absent from all its meetings for a period of sixty days without its permission.
    • In computing the period of sixty days, no account shall be taken of any period during which the House is prorogued or adjourned for more than four consecutive days.

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