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Indian Polity Constitutional Amendments

A constitutional amendment bill is passed in each house by following the procedure below:

1. A majority (more than 50%) of the total membership of the House must be present on the day of voting. And out of those present, at least two -thirds must vote for the bill

2. If the above two conditions are fulfilled, the bill is deemed to have been passed in the respective House

3. It goes to the other House thereafter, where the same procedure is repeated

4. Upon passage in both the Houses, the bill goes to the president for his assent.

The correct order of this procedure is

1-3-4-2

2-1-4-3

3-2-1-4

1-2-3-4

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Explanation:

The procedure for the constitutional amendment is given below-
1. An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a bill for the purpose in either House of Parliament and not in the state legislatures.
2. The bill can be introduced either by a minister or by a private member and does not require prior permission of the president.
3. The bill must be passed in each House by a special majority, that is, a majority (that is, more than 50 per cent) of the total membership of the House and a majority of two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.
4. Each House must pass the bill separately. In case of a disagreement between the two Houses, there is no provision for holding a joint sitting of the two Houses for the purpose of deliberation and passage of the bill.
5. If the bill seeks to amend the federal provisions of the Constitution, it must also be ratified by the legislatures of half of the states by a simple majority, that is, a majority of the members of the House present and voting.
6. After duly passed by both the Houses of Parliament and ratified by the state legislatures, where necessary, the bill is presented to the president for assent.
7. The president must give his assent to the bill. He can neither withhold his assent to the bill nor return the bill for reconsideration of the Parliament.
8. After the president’s assent, the bill becomes an Act (i.e., a constitutional amendment act) and the Constitution stands amended in accordance with the terms of the Act.