43 of 1950. (10) In the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 , under the heading :—“II. Union Territories”
- (a) after entry 4, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| “5. Jammu and Kashmir | 83 | 6 | ... | 83 | 6 | ...” |
(11) The provisions of articles 324 to 327 and 329 of the Constitution of India, shall apply in relation to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Legislative Assembly and the members thereof as they apply, in relation to a State, the Legislative Assembly of a State and the members thereof respectively; and any reference in articles 326 and 329 to “appropriate Legislature” shall be deemed to be a reference to Parliament.
Representation of women. 15. Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (3) of section 14 the Lieutenant Governor of the successor Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir may nominate two members to the Legislative Assembly to give representation to women, if in his opinion, women are not adequately represented in the Legislative Assembly.
Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly. 16. A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly unless he—
- (a) is a citizen of India and makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Fourth Schedule of this Act;
- (b) is not less than twenty-five years of age; and
- (c) Possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by the Parliament.
Duration of Legislative Assembly. 17. The Legislative Assembly, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, and the expiration of the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the Legislative Assembly:
- Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency issued under clause (1) of article 352 is in operation, be extended by the President by order for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate.
Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution. 18. (1) The Lieutenant Governor shall, from time to time, summon the Legislative Assembly 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 Lieutenant Governor may, from time to time,—
- (a) prorogue the House;
- (b) dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly. 19. (1) Legislative Assembly 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. 19.2(2) A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Assembly—
- (a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Assembly;
- (b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is the Deputy Speaker, to the Speaker, resign his office;
- (c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Assembly passed by a majority of all the then members of the Assembly:
