Which Section of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution states that the Legislature shall consist of Governor and two States?

Section 46
Section 42
Section 48
Section 45

The correct answer is Section 42 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution.

Section 42 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution states that the Legislature shall consist of the Governor and two Houses, to be known respectively as the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.

The Legislative Assembly shall consist of not more than 87 members, of whom not more than 43 shall be elected from territorial constituencies in the Jammu region, not more than 37 shall be elected from territorial constituencies in the Kashmir region and not more than 7 shall be elected from the Ladakh region.

The Legislative Council shall consist of not more than 36 members, of whom 24 shall be elected from territorial constituencies in the Jammu region, 12 shall be elected from territorial constituencies in the Kashmir region and not more than 2 shall be elected from the Ladakh region.

The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council shall be constituted and elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

The Legislative Assembly shall have power to make laws for the whole or any part of the State, and the Legislative Council shall have power to make laws for the whole or any part of the State except in respect of matters with respect to which the Legislative Assembly has exclusive power to make laws.

The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council shall have power to make laws with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List, if the President by public notification so directs.

The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council shall have power to make laws with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List, if the Governor so directs.

The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council shall have power to make laws with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List, if the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council agree to do so.

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