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The period of five years referred to in clause (1) of article 172 shall, in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Himachal Pradesh, be deemed to have commenced on the day on which the duration of the existing Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh commenced under section 5 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963).