← Vacation of seats, disqualification and office of profitLegislative seat vacationFind a topicSearchMembership of both Houses of the same legislature is prohibitedA person cannot retain Parliament and State-legislature membership togetherA person cannot retain membership in legislatures of multiple StatesIncurring a constitutional disqualification vacates the legislative seatLegislator resignation requires acceptance after checking voluntariness and genuinenessUnauthorised absence can lead to a House declaration of vacancy