Article 168 of the Constitution of India

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Article 168 of the Constitution of India is the constitutional provision that defines the composition and existence of state legislatures, including the structure of their legislative assemblies and, where applicable, legislative councils.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
appliesTo State legislatures
cameIntoForceOn 26 January 1950
citedAs Article 168, Constitution of India
constitutionalCategory provisions relating to State governments
defines composition of State legislatures
constitution of State legislatures
definesRoleOf Governor as part of the State Legislature
governsStructureOf bicameral State legislatures
unicameral State legislatures
hasTitle Constitution of Legislatures in States
jurisdiction States of India
language English
locatedInChapter Chapter III of Part VI of the Constitution of India
locatedInPart Part VI of the Constitution of India
mentionsOffice Governor of the State
originallyAdoptedBy Constituent Assembly of India
partOf Constitution of India
providesFor Legislative Assembly of a State
Legislative Council of a State
linked to: Legislative Council
relatedTo Article 169 of the Constitution of India
Article 170 of the Constitution of India
Article 171 of the Constitution of India
relevantFor State Legislative Assemblies
State Legislative Councils
specifies that a State Legislature may be unicameral or bicameral
that every State Legislature shall consist of one House or two Houses
that every State Legislature shall consist of the Governor
that every State shall have a Legislature
that where there are two Houses they shall be known as the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly
subjectMatter State legislatures

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West Bengal Legislative Assembly establishedUnder Article 168 of the Constitution of India
Bihar Legislative Assembly constitutionalArticle Article 168 of the Constitution of India
Sikkim Legislative Assembly governedByArticle Article 168 of the Constitution of India
Article 171 relatedTo Article 168 of the Constitution of India
Article 168 of the Constitution of India citedAs Article 168, Constitution of India
linked to: Article 168 of the Constitution of India
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly articleUnderConstitution Article 168 of the Constitution of India
Legislative Assembly (India) relatedArticle Article 168 of the Constitution of India
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council (India) constitutionalBasis Article 168 of the Constitution of India
subject linked to: Legislative Council