Vice-President of India (Articles 63-73)

Vice-President of India- Relevance for UPSC Exam

• GS Paper 2: Indian Constitution- Historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.

Vice-President of India

• Constitutional Provisions: The Office of the Vice-President of India is mentioned in Part V of the Constitution of India under Chapter I (Executive).
  • Article 63 of the Indian Constitution mentions the post of Vice-President.
  • The Constitutional Articles from 63-73 deal with the qualifications, election and removal of the Vice-President of India.
• Constitutional Status: The Vice-President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in the country.
• Present Vice-President: Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is the current Vice President of India and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Qualifications for the election of Vice-President

• The Vice-President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State.
  • If a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State be elected Vice-President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as Vice-President.
• No person shall be eligible for election as Vice-President unless he –
  • is a citizen of India;
  • has completed the age of thirty-five years; and
  • is qualified for election as a member of the Council of States.
• A person shall not be eligible for election as Vice-President if he holds any office of profit under-
  • The Government of India or
  • The Government of any State or
  • Any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Governments.
• Note: For the purposes of this article, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by reason only that he is the President or Vice-President of the Union or the Governor of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.

Election of Vice-President of India

• Eligible Voters: The Vice-President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament.
  • Note: Both elected and nominated members of the parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) participates in the election of Vice-president.
• Election Method: The election of the Vice-President of India is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.
  • The voting in the Election of the Vice-President of India shall be by secret ballot.

Constitutional Articles relating to Vice-President of India

Vacancy and Impeachment of The President

President of India | Key Functions and Powers of President

President of India (Article 52-62): Constitutional Provisions, Qualifications and Election of President

President of India (Article 52-62): Constitutional Provisions, Qualifications and Election of President

Sharing is caring!