if the speaker and deputy speaker are not available, deputy-chairman of the rajya sabha presides over the joint session of parliament.
if the speaker and deputy speaker are not available, who presides over the joint session of parliament?
deputy-chairman of the rajya sabha
the joint sitting of the parliament is called by the president (article 108) and is presided over by the speaker or, in his absence, by the deputy speaker of the lok sabha or in his absence, the deputy-chairman of the rajya sabha. the chairman doesn't preside over the joint session at any means/cost.





























if any of the above officers are not present then any other member of the parliament can preside by consensus of both the house.





























section::::provisions of constitution.





























as per article 108 of constitution, a joint session of parliament can be summoned in the following situations.
joint session of the parliament of india
in addition to the speaker, a deputy speaker, also known as the "chair of committees" (of the whole,) is elected at the beginning of each parliament to act in place of the speaker when the latter is unavailable. under the standing orders, the speaker, after consulting with each of the party leaders, nominates a candidate for deputy speaker to the house, which then votes on that nomination. the deputy speaker presides over daily sessions of the house when the speaker is not in the chair. the deputy speaker also chairs the house when it sits as a committee of the whole. other presiding officers, the deputy chair of committees and the assistant deputy chair of committees, are chosen each session to occupy the chair when the speaker and deputy speaker are not available. the deputy speaker and the other presiding officers are members of the panel of chairs, and can therefore be selected by the speaker to chair legislative committees. like the speaker, the deputy speaker has a role in administering the house.
speaker of the house of commons (canada)