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Art. 378A Part XXI: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions

Special Provision as to Duration of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Exact text — Constitution of India

Notwithstanding anything contained in article 172, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh as constituted under the provisions of sections 28 and 29 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956... shall, unless sooner dissolved, continue for a period of five years from the date referred to in the said section 29 and no longer and the expiration of the said period shall operate as a dissolution of that Legislative Assembly. [Added by the 7th Amendment, 1956]

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

A specific, one-time provision fixing the exact term duration for Andhra Pradesh's Legislative Assembly following the state's particular formation process under the 1956 States Reorganisation Act — essentially a technical, state-specific clarification ensuring this newly-formed Assembly's term ran correctly from the right starting date.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This is a good example of the kind of highly specific, one-off technical provisions the Constitution sometimes needed when a major reorganisation (like the sweeping 1956 changes) required precise transitional rules for a particular state's very first Assembly term under the new arrangement.

Read alongside this one

Art. 172 — Duration of State Legislatures

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 378A

Is this Article still relevant to Andhra Pradesh's Assembly term today?

Its direct effect addressed only that specific, one-time initial Assembly term following 1956 reorganisation; subsequent Assembly terms have operated under the Constitution's ordinary Article 172 rules.

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