Part VI - The States • Article

Article 182 Simplified: The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council

Requires the Legislative Council of every state that has one to choose two of its members to be the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and to elect new ones whenever these offices become vacant.

Official Text

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.

Simple Meaning

Requires the Legislative Council of every state that has one to choose two of its members to be the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and to elect new ones whenever these offices become vacant.

Explain Like Ten

For states with a second lawmaking group (the Council), they must choose two leaders from their group to be the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.

Student Mode

Provides for the mandatory election of a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman by the Legislative Council from among its members, mirroring the Assembly's Speaker/Deputy Speaker structure.

Example

Upon the constitution of a new Legislative Council in a state like Karnataka, the MLCs meet to elect a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman from among themselves to preside over Council sessions.

Key Takeaway

The Legislative Council elects its own Chairman and Deputy Chairman to preside over and manage its proceedings.

FAQs

What are the presiding officers of the Legislative Council called?

The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman.

Who chooses the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council?

The members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) choose them from among themselves.

How does the Chairman of a Legislative Council differ from the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

The Rajya Sabha Chairman is the Vice-President of India (ex-officio), who is not elected by the Rajya Sabha alone. The Council Chairman is chosen exclusively by and from the members of the State Legislative Council.

What happens when the office of Chairman becomes vacant?

The Legislative Council must choose another member to be the Chairman.

Quiz

Who elects the Chairman of the State Legislative Council?

Answer: The members of the Legislative Council (MLCs)

Unlike the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Chairman of a State Legislative Council is:

Answer: Elected by and from among the members of the Council

Which state legislative house elects a Speaker and Deputy Speaker?

Answer: Legislative Assembly

Under Article 182, when must a new Chairman be chosen?

Answer: Whenever the office of Chairman becomes vacant