Can a person be a member of both Houses of Parliament and a State Legislature at the same time?
No, a person cannot be a member of both Houses of Parliament and a State Legislature at the same time. According to Article 101 (2), no person shall be a member of both Houses of Parliament and provision shall be made by Parliament by law for the vacation by a person who is chosen a member of both Houses of his seat in one House or the other. Similarly, according to Article 75 (2), no person shall be a member both of Parliament and of a House of the Legislature of a State, and if a person is chosen a member both of Parliament and of a House of the Legislature of a State, then his seat in Parliament shall become vacant.