74. Vacation of Seats
(1) No person shall be a member of both Chambers of a Provincial Legislature, and a person who has been elected as a member of both Chambers shall be deemed to have vacated the seat to which he was first elected.
(2) No person shall be a member both of the Federal Legislature and of a Provincial Legislature and if a person is chosen a member of both such Legislatures, then, at the expiration of such period as may be prescribed by rules made in that behalf, that person’s seat in the Provincial Legislature shall become vacant, unless he has previously resigned his seat in the Federal Legislature.
(3) If a member of either Chamber –
(a) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 10, or
(b) by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor resigns his seat, or
(c) if for sixty days a member of either Chamber absents himself from the meetings of His Chamber without the Speaker’s or in his absence the Deputy Speaker’s permission, his seat shall, thereupon, become vacant.
Provided that in computing the said period of sixty days, no account shall be taken of any· period during which the Chamber is prorogued, or is adjourned for more than four consecutive days.
(4) The vacancy created for any of the foregoing reasons shall be filled by election in a manner to be determined by law.