Article 89, Constitution of India — The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States

Part V · The Union

89The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States

Article 89 · Part V · Officers of Parliament

(1)The Vice-President of India shall be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.

(2)The Council of States shall, as soon as may be, choose a member of the Council to be Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member to be Deputy Chairman thereof.

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