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casual vacancyA casual vacancy is the technical term used for a vacancy in the
membership of the
legislative assembly
which occurs
between
general elections
. Such
vacancies can occur because of the death, resignation or
disqualification of a member of the legislative
assembly. Such vacancies can be filled by holding a
by-election
or through some other
procedure specified by the
constitution
or the rules governing
elections.
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