Part III — REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATURES

Section 20Duration of Legislative Assemblies

Section 20: Duration of Legislative Assemblies

20. Duration of Legislative Assemblies

The period of five years referred to in clause (1) of article 172 shall, in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh and of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Telangana, be deemed to have commenced on the date on which it actually commenced in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh.