Constitution of India · Part XV: Elections
Article 329A: Special provision as to elections to Parliament in the case of Prime Minister and Speaker.—Omitted
In plain words
This article, a special provision on elections of the Prime Minister and the Speaker, has been omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.
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Official text
Omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 36 (w.e.f. 20-6-1979).
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.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 329A
- Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
- Pattali Makkal Katchi v. A. Mayilerumperumal & Ors.
- Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah and Another
- Independent Thought v. Union of India & Anr.
- Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others
- Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and Another v. Union of India
- Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another
- J & K National Panthers Party v. The Union of India and Others
- Mahmadhusen Abdulrahim Kalota Shaikh v. Union of India & Ors.
- I. R. Coelho (Dead) by Lrs. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- T.Deen Dayal v. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh
- Waman Rao & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.
- Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors v. Union of India & Ors.
- Charan Lal Sahu v. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
- Smt. Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Shri Raj Narain