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Constitution of India · Section Article 178

The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Article 178 — The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

  1. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.—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.

Plain English Summary

This article explains how a State Legislative Assembly chooses its Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The Assembly is responsible for selecting these two positions, and if either position becomes vacant, the Assembly will choose a new person to fill it.

Key Points

  • Every Legislative Assembly must choose two members to be the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
  • The Assembly has the power to choose replacements whenever the Speaker or Deputy Speaker's office becomes vacant.
  • These roles are crucial for managing the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly.

Why It Matters

This article establishes the constitutional mechanism for ensuring that the leadership roles within a State's legislative body are chosen democratically by the members themselves.

Landmark Judgements

No major landmark judgements.

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