Constitution of India · Part VI: The States · The Governor
Article 158: Conditions of Governor’s office
In plain words
The Governor cannot be a member of Parliament or of a State Legislature, and a member who is appointed Governor vacates their seat on taking office. The Governor cannot hold any other office of profit.
- The Governor gets official residences rent-free, and emoluments, allowances and privileges fixed by Parliament, or until then as in the Second Schedule. These cannot be reduced during the term.
- If one person is Governor of two or more States, the President decides how the emoluments are shared among them.
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Official text
(1) The Governor shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State specified in the First Schedule, and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any such State be appointed Governor, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as Governor.
(2) The Governor shall not hold any other office of profit.
(3) The Governor shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule. [(3A) Where the same person is appointed as Governor of two or more States, the emoluments and allowances payable to the Governor shall be allocated among the States in such proportion as the President may by order determine.]
(4) The emoluments and allowances of the Governor shall not be diminished during his term of office.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.