Home / Polity / POL-AMD-291 Effective Majority Concept Deep Dive: UPSC Practice It is a majority of more than 50% of the total strength of the house excluding vacancies. This majority is used to remove the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the State Legislatures. The type of majority is: A. Absolute majorityB. Simple majorityC. Effective majorityD. Special Majority according to Article 249