{"id":134288,"date":"2024-09-26T17:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T11:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=134288"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:31:22","password":"","slug":"vice-president-of-india","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/docs\/vice-president-of-india","title":{"rendered":"The Vice President of India: Role, Powers and Constitutional Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/vice-president\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice President of India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> holds the<\/span><b> second-highest constitutional position<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mainly presiding over the Rajya Sabha. <\/span><b>Established in 1950<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this role ensures continuity in leadership and supports the democratic framework. With limited powers, the Vice President plays a crucial part in <\/span><b>parliamentary proceedings and national governance.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>The Vice President of India<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>The Role and Significance of the Vice President of India<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The office of the Vice President is the <\/span><b>Second highest office<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India after the post of President of India. The role of the Indian Vice President is based on the line of the<\/span><b> American Vice-President&#8217;s office.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ceremonial Function and Responsibilities: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of the Vice President is largely ceremonial, with<\/span><b> limited executive powers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the primary function is to <\/span><b>preside over the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/voting-in-rajya-sabha-elections\/\"><b>Rajya Sabha<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the upper house of the Indian Parliament<\/span><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Constitutional Provision: Article 63 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Indian Constitution provides the provision that<\/span><b> &#8216;There shall be a Vice-President of India&#8217;.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>History and Origin<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Establishment of the Office: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The office of the Vice President in India has a brief yet significant history that reflects the country&#8217;s unique political structure.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The office of Vice-President <\/span><b>came into being with the adoption of the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/constitution-a-living-document\/\"><b>Constitution of India<\/b><\/a><b> in 1950.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose of the Vice President&#8217;s Role: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The need to set up this office was felt to ensure a<\/span><b> smooth line of succession and remove a political leadership vacuum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the event of a vacancy in the President&#8217;s office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>First Vice President of India: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Vice President of India was <\/span><b>Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who served from 1952 to 1962.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was a distinguished<\/span><b> philosopher and served as the President of India later.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span class=\"vc_button\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/i><\/a><i><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Election Process of The Vice-President<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Article 66:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Vice President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament, in accordance with the system of <\/span><b>proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the voting in such election is by <\/span><b>secret ballot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Electoral College: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The electoral college for the election of the Vice President consists of all members <\/span><b>(both elected and nominated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) of the Lok Sabha (lower house) and the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of Parliament.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Differences in Election Processes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is in contrast to the election of the President as only elected members participate in the election process of the President.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the <\/span><b>members of state legislative assemblies do not participate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the election of Vice-President while the elected members of state legislators are included in the election of the President.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134291 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-170305-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-170305-2.webp 579w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-170305-2-300x109.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Dispute Related To The Election Of The Vice-President<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Role of the Supreme Court:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/supreme-court\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supreme Court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is responsible for<\/span><b> investigating and settling any uncertainties or disputes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to the Vice-President&#8217;s election, and its decisions are conclusive.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Limitations on Challenging Elections:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is not permissible to challenge the election of a Vice-President based on the argument that the<\/span><b> electoral college was not complete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning that there were vacancies among its members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Validity of Actions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Supreme Court determines that a person&#8217;s election as Vice-President is void, <\/span><b>any action undertaken by that individual before the Supreme Court&#8217;s declaration remains valid and in effect.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Qualifications And Conditions For The Post Of Vice President Of India<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Article 66(3) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides for the qualifications of a person to be elected as the Vice-President of India. Those are as follows-<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A citizen of India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person has completed 35 years of age<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person is qualified for elections as a member of the Rajya Sabha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article 66 also makes it clear that a person is <\/span><b>ineligible <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to get elected as the Vice-President of India if he\/she is deemed to hold any <\/span><b>office of profit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the Government of India or the government of any state or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said government.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, a person shall not be deemed to hold the office of profit if he occupies the office of the President or the Vice-President or the Governor of any state or a Minister of Union or any state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, to be nominated as a candidate for the Vice-President&#8217;s office, it is mandatory for at least 20 electors to endorse the nomination as proposers, and another 20 electors to second the nomination. Furthermore, every candidate is required to place a security deposit of \u20b915,000 in the Reserve Bank of India.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Term and Vacancy<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Term of office for Vice President: <\/b><b>Article 67 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Constitution of India contains provisions for the term of office of the Vice-President.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per it, the <\/span><b>term of office is 5 years <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the date of entering into office for the Vice President.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Resignation from Office: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the <\/span><b>President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resign his office.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Continuation in Office: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office <\/span><b>until his successor enters upon his office.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Re-election and Term Limits: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, he is <\/span><b>eligible for re-election<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can <\/span><b>serve an unlimited number<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of terms in the same position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Removal<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Grounds for Removal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Constitution does not specify grounds for his removal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Removal Process: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\/she may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Council of States passed by a <\/span><b>majority of all the then members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the council and agreed to by the House of the People.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Majority Requirements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This implies that the resolution for removal should secure an <\/span><b>effective majority in the Rajya Sabha and a simple majority in the Lok Sabha.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin and Notice for Resolution: This resolution must originate in the Rajya Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and not in the Lok Sabha.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it cannot be introduced without providing a <\/span><b>minimum of 14 days prior notice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Vacancy in the office of Vice President<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>vacancy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the position of Vice-President can arise through various means, including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion of his five-year term.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voluntary resignation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removal from office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other circumstances, such as disqualification or the annulment of his election.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Election to fill Vacancy &#8211; Article 68\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Election Timeline for Term Expiration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of Vice President shall be <\/span><b>completed before the expiration of the term.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Election Following Vacancy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An election to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice President occurring by reason of his<\/span><b> death, resignation, or removal, or otherwise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shall be held <\/span><b>as soon as possible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the occurrence of the vacancy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Term for Newly Elected Vice President: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person elected to fill the vacancy shall be entitled to hold office for the <\/span><b>full term of five years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the date on which he enters upon his office.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Note: There is no provision that the vacancy in the office of the Vice President should be filled within a period of 6 months, unlike the vacancy in the office of the President which must be filled within a period of 6 months.\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Oath for the Office of Vice President of India<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Article 69 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Constitution provides for the <\/span><b>oath or affirmation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that a person has to subscribe before joining the office of Vice President. The said oath is administered by the President of India or some person appointed by him. In his oath, the Vice President swears:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To faithfully discharge the duties of his office.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Powers and Functions<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The Vice-President&#8217;s role can be categorised into two main functions:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Role as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He serves as the <\/span><b>ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with powers and responsibilities akin to those of the Lok Sabha Speaker.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This role draws parallels with the<\/span><b> American Vice President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who also acts as the Chair of the Senate, the upper house of the U.S. legislature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Assumption of Presidential Duties:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Vice-President <\/span><b>assumes the duties of the President <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when a vacancy arises due to reasons such as resignation, impeachment, death, or other causes.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His tenure as acting President is <\/span><b>limited to a maximum of six months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, during which a new President must be elected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Temporary Assumption of Presidential Duties: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, if the President is temporarily unable to perform his duties due to factors like <\/span><b>absence or illness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Vice-President steps in until the President can resume his responsibilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Role of the Deputy Chairman: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the Vice-President fulfils the duties of the President, he doesn&#8217;t perform his role of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this period, the <\/span><b>Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha takes on those responsibilities.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Compensation During Acting Presidency: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Vice President is entitled to the salary and allowance of the President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during this period.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Constitution has not fixed any emoluments for the Vice-President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in that capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Comparison Between Indian and American Vice-President<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Feature<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Indian Vice-President<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>US Vice-President<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Role<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second-highest constitutional office in India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second-highest constitutional office in the United States<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Election<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indirectly elected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by an electoral college consisting of all members of both houses of Parliament<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elected on the <\/span><b>same ticket as the President<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Term of office<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Five years<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Four years<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Qualifications<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be a <\/span><b>citizen of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, must have completed the age of <\/span><b>35 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and must be eligible for election to the <\/span><b>Rajya Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be a<\/span><b> natural born citizen of the United States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and must have reached the age of <\/span><b>35 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Powers and duties<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serves as the e<\/span><b>x-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(upper house of Parliament) and presides over its meetings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Can act as President for a maximum of 6 months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if the office becomes vacant due to death, resignation, impeachment, or removal from office.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serves as the <\/span><b>ex-officio President of the Senate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(upper house of Congress) and presides over its meetings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Can cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Succeeds to the presidency, for the remaining term, upon the death, resignation, removal, or impeachment of the President.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.5925%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 180.396%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>List of all Vice Presidents of India<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Vice \u2013 President of India<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Term of office<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First Vice-President of India)<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 May 1952 \u2013 12 May 1957<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 May 1957 \u2013 12 May 1962<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Zakir Hussain<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 May 1962 \u2013 12 May 1967<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>V. V. Giri<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 May 1967 \u2013 3 May 1969<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Gopal Swarup Pathak<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 August 1969 \u2013 30 August 1974<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>B. D. Jatti<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 August 1974 \u2013 30 August 1979<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Mohammad Hidayatullah<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 August 1979 \u2013 30 August 1984<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>R. Venkataraman<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 August 1984 \u2013 24 July 1987<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 September 1987 \u2013 24 July 1992<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>K. R. Narayanan<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 August 1992 \u2013 24 July 1997<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Krishan Kant<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 August 1997 \u2013 27 July 2002<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Bhairon Singh Shekhawat<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19 August 2002 \u2013 21 July 2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Mohammad Hamid Ansari<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 August 2007 \u2013 11 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 August 2012 \u2013 11 August 2017<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Venkaiah Naidu<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 August 2017 \u2013 11 August 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.3981%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>Jagdeep Dhankhar<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 117.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 August 2022 \u2013 Incumbent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Important articles related to Vice-President<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100.502%; height: 300px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; height: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Article No.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; height: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Subject-Matter<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>63<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vice-President of India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>64<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vice-President to be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>65<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vice-President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence of the President<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>66<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Election of Vice-President<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>67<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Term of office of Vice-President<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>68<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President and the term of office of the person elected to fill a casual vacancy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>69<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>70<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discharge of President\u2019s functions in other contingencies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 8.76325%; height: 30px; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><b>71<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; height: 30px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of Vice-President<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span class=\"vc_button\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/i><\/a><i><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 98.6612%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 368.998%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Must Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.2342%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/\"><b>Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 318.764%; 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