1. Election of Vice-President
2. Vice-President of India
3. Power And Functions Of The Vice-President
4. Removal Of Vice-president
5. Constitutional Provisions at Glance
6. Comparison of Vice-President of India with Vice-President of USA
7. Conclusion
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Topic: Vice-President of India (Notes)
Subject – Political Science
(Constitution of India)
Table of Contents
Vice-President of India is the second highest office under Article 63 – 71, Part V of the Constitution of India. He is accorded a rank next to the President in the official warrant of precedence. The Vice-President, like the President, is elected indirectly rather than directly by the people. The model for the office of the vice-president of India is borrowed from the American Vice-President.
Election of Vice-President
- Indirect election: The Vice-President is indirectly elected not directly by the people.
- He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting done by secret ballot.
- Electoral college of the Vice-President: Elected and nominated members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha only. It does not include the members of the state legislative assemblies.
- Any disputes related to the election of Vice-President are inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court whose decision is final.
- Election to the office of the Vice-President is conducted by the Election Commission of India.
- The election of the next Vice-President is to be held within 60 days of the expiry of the term of office of the outgoing VicePresident.
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