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Q87 (IAS/2025) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary presiding officers Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution. II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately. III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

**Statement I is CORRECT.** When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker does not vacate his/her office and continues till the newly-elected Lok Sabha meets.[1] This ensures continuity in parliamentary functioning.

**Statement II is INCORRECT.** In India, the Speaker does not resign from the membership of his/her party on his/her election to the exalted office.[2] While in Britain the Speaker is strictly a nonparty man and there is a convention that the Speaker has to resign from his/her party and remain politically neutral,[2] this healthy convention is not fully established in India.

**Statement III is CORRECT.** The Speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all the then members of the Lok Sabha (i.e., an effective majority).[3] Additionally, no resolution for this purpose shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.[4]

Therefore, only statements I and III are correct, making option C the right answer.

Sources
  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 230
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 231
  3. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 229
  4. [4] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/Part5.pdf
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Q. Consider the following statements : I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until …
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This is a classic 'Laxmikanth Sitter' that rewards precise reading of the Parliament chapter. The question tests the specific distinction between British conventions and Indian Constitutional law (Statement II) and the exact definition of 'Effective Majority' (Statement III). If you missed this, your static core is leaking.

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Statement 1
According to the Constitution of India, does the Speaker of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) continue in office after the Lok Sabha is dissolved until immediately before the first meeting of the House after dissolution?
Origin: Direct from books Fairness: Straightforward Book-answerable
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Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 230
Presence: 5/5
“When a resolution for the removal of the Speaker is under consideration of the House, he/ she cannot preside at the sitting of the House, though he/ she may be present. However, he/ she can speak and take part in the proceedings of the House at such a time and vote in the first instance, though not in the case of an equality of votes. It should be noted here that, whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker does not vacate his/her office and continues till the newly-elected Lok Sabha meets. The tenure of the Speakers of the Lok Sabha (from first to present) is mentioned in Thble 23.7.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states that whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved the Speaker does not vacate office and continues till the newly-elected Lok Sabha meets.
  • Directly addresses continuity of the Speaker's tenure during the period between dissolution and first meeting of the new House.
Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker Pro Tem > p. 232
Presence: 5/5
“As provided by the Constitution, the Speaker of the last Lok Sabha vacates his/ her office immediately before the first meeting of the newly-elected Lok Sabha. Therefore, the President appoints a member of the Lok Sabha as the Speaker Pro Tem. Usually, the seniormost”
Why this source?
  • States that the Speaker of the last Lok Sabha vacates office immediately before the first meeting of the newly-elected Lok Sabha.
  • Specifies the precise timing of vacating (immediately before first meeting), which complements the continuity described elsewhere.
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