ELECTION LAW PROJECT

ON

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT &

VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA

SUBMITTED TO:
PROF. KISHORE DERE

Prepared By:
NAVED AHMAD
B.A. LL.B (Hons.)
SECTION - A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
INDIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM
ELECTION COMMISSION
ELECTORAL PROCESS
PRESIDENT OF INDIA
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
Eligibility
Conditions for Presidency
Election process
Oath or Affirmation
Emoluments
Removal
Succession
VICE- PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Qualification
Election
Election disputes
Oath or Affirmation
Term
Removal
Pension & salary
BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my teacher, PROF KISHORE
DERE, without whose able guidance and support this project would not have
been possible. The resources of my college library as well as the internet have
been extremely contributory in the completion of my project. I want to express
my sincere thanks to my parents and friends for their love, support, co-operation
and help during the making of this project.

NAVED AHMAD

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This research was conducted using the Doctrinal method of research.
Doctrinal legal research, as conceived in the legal research domain, is research
about what the prevailing state of legal doctrine, legal rule, or legal principle
is. A legal scholar undertaking doctrinal legal research, therefore, takes one or
more legal propositions, principles, rules or doctrines as a starting point and
focus of his study.
I located principles, rules or doctrines in statutory instrument(s), judicial
opinions thereon, discussions thereof in legal treatises, commentaries,
textbooks, encyclopaedias, legal periodicals, and debates, if any, that took place
at the formative stage of such a rule, doctrine or proposition. Thereafter, I read
them in a holistic manner and made an analysis of the material as well as of

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the rules, doctrines and formulated my conclusions.

Doctrinal legal research, thus, involves: (i) systematic analysis of statutory
provisions and of legal principles involved therein, or derived therefrom, and
(ii) logical and rational ordering of the legal propositions and principles

INTRODUCTION
India is a sovereign, socialist, secular democratic republic. Democracy is one of the
inalienable basic features of the Constitution of India and forms part of its basic structure
(Kesavanand Bharati v State of Kerala and Others1). The concept of democracy, as
visualized by the Constitution, pre-supposes the representation of the people in Parliament
and State Legislatures by the method of election (N P Punnuswami v Returning Officer
Namakkal2). For democracy to survive rule of law must prevail and it is necessary that the
best available men should be chosen as peoples representatives for proper governance of the
country (Gadakh Yashwantrao Kankararao v Balasaheb Vikhepatil 3). And for the best
available men to be chosen as peoples representatives, elections must be free and fair and
conducted in an atmosphere where the electors are able to exercise their franchise according
to their own free will. Thus, free and fair elections form the bedrock of democracy.
1 AIR 1973 SC 1461
2 AIR 1952 SC 64
3 AIR 1994 SC 678
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India has adopted the British Westminster system of parliamentary form of government. We
have an elected President, elected Vice-President, elected Parliament and elected State
Legislature for every State. Now, we also have elected municipalities, panchayats and other
local bodies. For ensuring free and fair elections to these offices and bodies, there are three
pre-requisites:

an authority to conduct these elections, which should be insulated from political and

executive interference,
set of laws which should govern the conduct of elections and in accordance whereof
the authority charged with the responsibility of conducting these elections should

hold them, and

A mechanism whereby all doubts and disputes arising in connection with these
elections should be resolved.

The Constitution of India has paid due attention to all these imperatives and duly provided for
all the three matters.
The Constitution has created an independent Election Commission of India in which vests the
superintendence, direction and control of preparation of electoral rolls for, and conduct of
elections to, the offices of President and Vice-President of India and Parliament and State
Legislatures (Article 324). A similar independent constitutional authority has been created
for conduct of elections to municipalities, panchayats and other local bodies (Articles 243 K
and 243 ZA).
The authority to enact laws for elections to the offices of President and Vice-President and to
Parliament and State Legislatures has been reposed by the Constitution in Indian Parliament
(Articles 71 and 327). Laws relating to conduct of elections to municipalities, panchayats
and other local bodies are framed by the respective State Legislatures (Articles 243 K and
243 ZA). All doubts and disputes relating to the elections to the office of President and
Vice-President are dealt with by the Supreme Court (Article 71), whereas the initial
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jurisdiction to deal with all doubts and disputes relating to the elections to Parliament
and State Legislatures vests in the High Court of the State concerned, with a right of
appeal to the Supreme Court (Article 329). The disputed matters relating to elections to
municipalities, etc. are decided by the lower courts in accordance with the laws made by the
respective State Governments.
The law relating to the elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of India
has been enacted by Parliament in the form of Presidential and Vice-Presidential
Elections Act 1952. This Act has been supplemented by the Presidential and VicePresidential Elections Rules 1974 and further supplemented by the Election
Commissions directions and instructions on all aspects.
Conduct of elections to Parliament and State Legislatures are governed by the provisions of
two Acts, namely, Representation of the People Act 1950 and Representation of the People
Act 1951.
Representation of the People Act 1950 deals mainly with the matters relating to the
preparation and revision of electoral rolls. The provisions of this Act have been
supplemented by detailed rules, Registration of Electors Rules 1960, made by the Central
Government, in consultation with the Election Commission, under Section 28 of that Act and
these rules deal with all the aspects of preparation of electoral rolls, their periodic revision
and updating, inclusion of eligible names, exclusion of ineligible names, correction of
particulars, etc. These rules also provide for the issue of electoral identity cards to registered
electors bearing their photographs at the State cost. These rules also empower the Election
Commission to prepare the photo electoral rolls containing photographs of electors, in
addition to their other particulars.
All matters relating to the actual conduct of elections are governed by the provisions of the
Representation of the People Act 1951 which have been supplemented by the Conduct of

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Elections Rules 1961 framed by the Central Government, in consultation with the Election
Commission, under Section 169 of that Act. This Act and the rules make detailed provisions
for all stages of the conduct of elections like the issue of writ notification calling the election,
filing of nominations, scrutiny of nominations, withdrawal of candidatures, taking of poll,
counting of votes and constitution of the Houses on the basis of the results so declared.
The superintendence, directions and control of elections vested by the Constitution in the
Election Commission empowers the Commission even to make special orders and directions
to deal with the situations for which the laws enacted by the Parliament make no provision or
insufficient provision. The classic example of filling such vacuous area is the promulgation
of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968 which governs the matters
relating to recognition of political parties at the National and State level, reservation of
election symbols for them, resolution of disputes between splinter groups of such recognised
parties, and allotment of symbols to all candidates at elections, etc.
Another such vacuous area where the Election Commission exercises its inherent
powers under Article 324 of the Constitution is the enforcement of the Model Code of
Conduct for guidance of political parties and candidates. The Model Code is a unique
document evolved by the political parties themselves to govern their conduct during elections
so as to ensure that a level playing field for all political parties is maintained during elections
and, in particular, to curb the misuse of official power and official machinery by the ruling
parties to further the electoral prospects of their candidates.
All post-election matters to resolve doubts and disputes arising out of or in
connection with the elections are also dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the
Representation of the People Act 1951. Under this Act, all such doubts and disputes can be
raised before the High Court of the State concerned, but only after the election is over and not
when the election process is still on.

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The above mentioned Representation of the People Acts 1950 and 1951 and the
Registration of Electors Rules 1960 and Conduct of Elections Rules 1961 form complete
code on all matters relating to elections to both Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures.
Any person aggrieved by any of the decisions of the Election Commission or the authorities
functioning under it has to find a remedy in accordance with the provisions of these Acts and
Rules.
These Acts and Rules enable the Election Commission to issue directions and instructions to
deal with various aspects of the preparation/revision of electoral rolls and the conduct of
elections and lead all such matters of detail to be dealt with by the Commission. Pursuant
thereto, the Commission has issued a plethora of directions and instructions which have been
consolidated by the Commission in various compendia and the handbooks for the Electoral
Registration Officers, Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, candidates, polling agents and
counting agents.

INDIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM

The Parliament of India comprises the head of state and the two houses which are the
legislature. The president of India is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college
consisting of members of federal and state legislatures.This is the election process of India.
The House of the People (Lok Sabha) represents citizens of India (as envisaged by the
Constitution of India, currently the members of Lok Sabha are 545, out of which 543 are
elected for five-year term and two members represent the Anglo-Indian community). The 545
members are elected under the plurality ('first past the post') electoral system.The Council of
States (Rajya Sabha) has 245 members, 233 members elected for a six-year term, with onethird retiring every two years. The members are indirectly elected, this being achieved by the
votes of legislators in the state and union (federal) territories. The elected members are
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chosen under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable
vote. The twelve nominated members are usually an eclectic mix of eminent artists (including
actors), scientists, jurists, sportspersons, businessmen and journalists and common people.

ELECTION COMMISSION
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, constitutionally established federal
authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India.
Under the supervision of the commission, free and fair elections have been held in India at
regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The Election Commission
has the power of superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Parliament of
India and the state legislatures and of elections to the office of the President of India and the
Vice-President of India. Elections are conducted according to the constitutional provisions,
supplemented by laws made by Parliament. The major laws are Representation of the People
Act, 1950, which mainly deals with the preparation and revision of electoral rolls, the
Representation of the People Act, 1951 which deals, in detail, with all aspects of conduct of
elections and post-election disputes. The Supreme Court of India has held that where the
enacted laws are silent or make insufficient provision to deal with a given situation in the
conduct of elections, the Election Commission has the residuary powers under the
Constitution to act in an appropriate manner. Originally the commission had only a single
Chief Election Commissioner. Two additional Commissioners were appointed to the
commission for the first time on 16 October 1989, but they had a very short tenureuntil 1
January 1990. The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1993 made the Election
Commission a multi-member body. Later, on 1 October 1993, two additional Election
Commissioners were appointed. The concept of a multi-member Commission has been in
operation since then, with decision-making power by majority vote.
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ELECTORAL PROCESS
Electoral Process in India starts with the declaration of dates by the election commission.
Publishing of electoral rolls is a key process that happens before the elections and is vital for
the conduct of elections in India. The Indian Constitution sets the eligibility of an individual
for voting as any person who is a citizen of India and above 18 years of age. It is the
responsibility of the eligible voters to enroll their names. The model code of conduct comes
in force from the day the dates are announced.
The candidates are required to file the nomination papers following which the candidate list is
published after scrutiny. No party is allowed to use the government resources for
campaigning. No party is allowed to bribe the candidates before elections. The government
cannot start a project during the election period. The campaigning ends at 6 PM of the second
last day before the polling day.
The polling is held normally from 7 AM to 5 PM, whereas it might be changed under special
circumstances. The Collector of each district is in charge of polling. Government employees
are employed as poll officers at the polling stations. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are
being increasingly used instead of ballot boxes to prevent election fraud via booth capturing,
which is heavily prevalent in certain parts of India. An indelible ink is applied usually on the
left index finger of the voter as an indicator that the voter has cast his vote. This practice has
been followed since the 1962 general elections to prevent a bad vote. Re-polling happens if
the initial polling is unsuccessful due to reasons such as adverse weather, violence etc. The
polled votes are counted to announce the winner. India follows first past the post
methodology to declare the winner.

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PRESIDENT OF INDIA
The President of India is the formal head of the executive, legislature and judiciary of India
and is the commander-in-chief of the Forces. The current president is Pranab Mukherjee.
The President is indirectly elected by the people through elected members of the Parliament
of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) as well as of the Legislative Assemblies in States of
India (Vidhan Sabha) and the each Union Territories, i.e. Delhi, Puducherry etc.; and serves
for a term of five years.Historically, ruling party (majority in the Lok Sabha) nominees (for
example, United Progressive Alliance nominee Pranab Mukherjee) have usually been elected
unanimously. Incumbent presidents are permitted to stand for re-election. A formula is used
to allocate votes so there is a balance between the population of each state and the number of
votes assembly members from a state can cast, and to give an equal balance between State
Assembly members and the members of the Parliament of India. If no candidate receives a
majority of votes, then there is a system by which losing candidates are eliminated from the
contest and their votes are transferred to other candidates, until one gains a majority. The oath
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of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India, and in his absence, by the most
senior judge of the Supreme Court.
Although Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the President can exercise his
powers directly or by subordinate authority, with few exceptions, all of the executive
authority vested in the President are, in practice, exercised by the Government of India. This
Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister with the help of the Council of Ministers.
The President opens Parliament with an address. In addition to that, the President summons
and prorogues the two Houses of Parliament from time to time. While the House of States is a
continuing body, the power to dissolve the Lower House vests in the President. The President
has the right to address either or both the Houses of Parliament. In case of a deadlock
between the two houses or in a case where more than six months lapse in the other house, the
President may summon a joint session of the two houses which is presided over by the
Speaker of the Lower House. Budget is presented in Lower House on a day as the President
directs.
The President of India resides in an estate in New Delhi known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan
(which roughly translates as President's Palace). The presidential retreat is The Retreat in
Chharabra, Shimla and Rashtrapati Nilayam (President's Place) in Hyderabad.
The 13th and current President is Pranab Mukherjee, who was elected on 22 July 2012, and
sworn in on 25 July 2012. He is also the first Bengali to be elected as President. He took over
the position from Pratibha Patil, who was the first woman to serve in the office.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
Eligibility
Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to
the office of the President. A President must be:
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A citizen of India

Of 35 years of age or above

Qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha

A person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit 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 Governments.
Certain office-holders, however, are permitted to stand as Presidential candidates. These are:

The current Vice President.

The Governor of any State.

A Minister of the Union or of any State (Including Prime Minister and Chief Ministers).
In the event that the Vice President, a State Governor or a Minister is elected President, they
are considered to have vacated their previous office on the date they begin serving as
President.
Under The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, a candidate, to be
nominated for the office of president needs 50 electors as proposers and 50 electors as
seconders for his name to appear on ballot.

Conditions for Presidency

Certain conditions, as per Article 59 of the Constitution, debar any eligible citizen from
contesting the presidential elections. The conditions are:

The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the
Legislature of any State, and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the
Legislature of any State be elected President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in
that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as President.

The President shall not hold any other office of profit.

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The President shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences
and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be
determined by Parliament by law and until provision in that behalf is so made, such
emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule.

The emoluments and allowances of the President shall not be diminished during his term of
office.

Election process
Whenever the office becomes vacant, the new President is chosen by an electoral college
consisting of the elected members of both houses of Parliament(M.P.), the elected
members of the State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) of all States and the elected
members of the legislative assemblies (M.L.A.) of two Union Territories i.e., National
Capital Territory(NCT) of Delhi and Union Territory of Puducherry. The nomination of
a candidate for election to the office of the President must be subscribed by at least 50
electors as proposers and 50 electors as seconders. Each candidate has to make a security
deposit of 15,000 (US$240) in the Reserve Bank of India. The security deposit is liable to be
forfeited in case the candidate fails to secure one-sixth of the votes polled. The election is
held in accordance to the system of Proportional representation by means of Single
transferable vote method. The Voting takes place by secret ballot system. The manner of
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election of President is provided by Article 55 of the Constitution. Each elector casts a

different number of votes. The general principle is that the total number of votes cast by
Members of Parliament equals the total number of votes cast by State Legislators. Also,
legislators from larger states cast more votes than those from smaller states. Finally, the
number of legislators in a state matters; if a state has few legislators, then each legislator has
more votes; if a state has many legislators, then each legislator has fewer votes. The actual
calculation for votes cast by a particular state is calculated by dividing the state's population
by 1000, which is divided again by the number of legislators from the State voting in the
Electoral College. This number is the number of votes per legislator in a given state. Every
elected member of the parliament enjoys same number of votes which may be obtained by
dividing the total number of votes assigned to the members of legislative assemblies by the
total number of elected representatives of the parliament. Although Indian presidential
elections involve actual voting by MPs and MLAs, they tend to vote for the candidate
supported by their respective parties.

Oath or Affirmation
The President is required to make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of India
(or in his absence, the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court), an oath or affirmation that
he/she shall protect, preserve and defend the Constitution as follows:
I, (name), do swear in the name of God (or solemnly affirm) that I will faithfully execute the
office of President (or discharge the functions of the President) of the Republic of India, and
will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law, and
that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of the Republic of India.
Article 60, Constitution of India.

Emoluments
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The President of India used to receive 10,000 (US$200) per month as per the Second
Schedule of the Constitution. This amount was increased to 50,000 (US$800) in 1998. On 11
September 2008 the Government of India increased the salary of the President to 1.5 lakh
(US$2,400). However, almost everything that the President does or wants to do is taken care
of by the annual 225 million (US$3.5 million) budget that the Government allots for his or
her upkeep. Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President's official residence, is the largest Presidential
Palace in the world. The Rashtrapati Nilayam at Bolarum, Hyderabad and Retreat Building at
Chharabra, Shimla are the official Retreat Residences of the President of India. The official
state car of the President is a custom-built heavily armoured Mercedes Benz S600 (W221)
Pullman Guard.

Removal
The President may be removed before the expiry of the term through impeachment. A
President can be removed for violation of the Constitution of India.
The process may start in either of the two houses of the Parliament. The house initiates the
process by levelling the charges against the President. The charges are contained in a notice
that has to be signed by at least one quarter of the total members of that house. The notice is
sent up to the President and 14 days later, it is taken up for consideration.
A resolution to impeach the President has to be passed by a special majority (two-third
majority of the total number of members of the originating house). It is then sent to the other
house. The other house investigates the charges that have been made. During this process, the
President has the right to defend oneself through an authorised counsel. If the second house
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also approves the charges made by special majority again, the President stands impeached
and is deemed to have vacated his/her office from the date when such a resolution stands
passed. Other than impeachment, no other penalty can be given to the President for the
violation of the Constitution. No president has faced impeachment proceedings so the above
provisions have never been used.

Succession
In the event of a vacancy created for the President's post due to death, resignation,
impeachment, etc., Article 65 of the Indian Constitution says that the Vice President of India
will have to discharge the duties. The Vice President reverts to office when a new President is
elected and enters office. When the President is unable to act because of absence, illness or
any other cause, the Vice President discharges the President's functions until the President
resumes the duties. A Vice President who acts as or discharges the functions of the President
has all the powers and immunities of the President and is entitled to the same emoluments as
the President.
The Indian Parliament has enacted the law (The President (Discharge of Functions) Act,
1969) for the discharge of the functions of the President when vacancies occur in the offices
of the President and of the Vice President simultaneously, owing to removal, death,
resignation of the incumbent or otherwise. In such an eventuality, the Chief Justice, or in his
absence, the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court of India available discharges the
functions of the President until a newly elected President enters upon his office or a newly
elected Vice President begins to act as President under Article 65 of the Constitution,
whichever is the earlier.

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Vice President of India

The Vice President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in India, after the
President. Article 63 of Indian Constitution states that there shall be a Vice-President of India.
The Vice President shall act as President in the absence of the President due to death,
resignation, impeachment, or other situations. The Vice President of India is also ex officio
Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
Article 66 of the Indian Constitution states the manner of election of the Vice-President. The
Vice-President is elected indirectly by members of an electoral college consisting of the
members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of Proportional
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Representation by means of the Single transferable vote and the voting is by secret ballot.
The current Vice President is Mohammad Hamid Ansari, since 11 August 2007, and reelected on 7 August 2012

Qualifications
As in the case of the President, in order to be qualified to be elected as Vice President, a
person must:

Have completed more than 35 years of age

Not hold any office of profit

While in order to be a President, a person must be qualified for election as a member of the
Lok Sabha (House of Peoples), the Vice President must be qualified for election as a member
of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States). This difference is because the Vice President is to act
as the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Election
The Vice President is elected indirectly, by an electoral college consisting of members of both
houses of the Parliament. The election of the Vice President is slightly different from the
election of the President as the members of state legislatures are not part of the electoral
college for the Vice Presidential election.
The nomination of a candidate for election to the office of the Vice President must be
subscribed by at least 20 electors as proposers and 20 electors as seconders. Every candidate
has to make a security deposit of Rs.15, 000 in the Reserve Bank of India.
The Election Commission of India, which is a constitutional autonomous body, conducts the
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election. The election is to be held no later than 60 days of the expiry of the term of office of
the outgoing Vice President. A Returning Officer is appointed for the election, usually the
Secretary-General of either House of the Parliament, by rotation. The Returning Officer
issues a public notice of the intended election, inviting nomination of candidates. Any person
qualified to be elected and intending to stand for election is required to be nominated by at
least twenty Members of Parliament as proposers, and at least twenty other Members of
Parliament as seconders. The nomination papers are scrutinized by the Returning Officer, and
the names of all eligible candidates are added to the ballot.
The election is proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote by secret
ballot. Voters stack-rank the candidates, assigning 1 to their first preference, 2 to their second
preference, and so on. The number of votes required by a candidate to secure the election is
calculated by dividing the total number of votes by two, and adding one to the quotient by
disregarding any remainder. If no candidate obtains the required number of first-preference
votes, the candidate with the least number of first-preference votes is eliminated and his/her
second-preference votes are transferred. The process is repeated until a candidate obtains the
requisite number of votes. Nominated members can also participate in the election.
After the election has been held and the votes counted, the Returning Officer declares the
result of the election to the Electoral College. Thereafter, he/she reports the result to the
Central Government (Ministry of Law & Justice) and the Election Commission of India and
the Central Government publishes the name of the person elected as Vice President, in the
Official Gazette.
The Vice-President may resign his office by submitting his resignation to the President. The
resignation becomes effective from the day it is accepted.

Election Disputes
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All disputes arising in connection with the election of the Vice President are petitioned to the
Supreme Court of India, which inquires into the matter. The petition is heard by a fivemember bench of the Supreme Court, which decides on the matter. The decision of the
Supreme Court is final.

Oath of Affirmation
The article 69 of Indian Constitution provides the Oath of Affirmation for the Office of Vice
President as under:"I, ________ do swear in the name of God that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
solemnly affirm the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will faithfully
discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter."
The President administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Vice-President.

Term
The Vice President holds office for five years. He/she can be re-elected any number of times.
However, the office may be terminated earlier by death, resignation or removal. The
Constitution does not provide a mechanism of succession to the office of Vice President in
the event of an extraordinary vacancy, apart from re-election. However, the Deputy Chairman
of the Rajya Sabha can perform the duties of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha in such an
event.

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Removal
The Vice President cannot be formally impeached, unlike the President. The Constitution
states that the Vice President can be removed by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by an
effective majority (more than 50% of effective membership (total membership-vacancies))
and agreed to by a simple majority (50% of voting members) of the Lok Sabha (Article
67(b)). But no such resolution may be moved unless at least 14 days' advance notice has been
given. Notably, the Constitution does not list grounds for removal.
No Vice President or ex officio Vice President has ever faced removal proceedings.

Salary and pension

There is no specific provision of salary/pension for the ex officio Vice President, per se.
He/she receives the salary of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, which is currently Rs. 1,
25,000 per month. There are no additional emoluments for the office.
The constitution provides that when the ex officio Vice President acts as the President or
discharges the duties of the President, he/she is entitled to the salary and privileges of the
President. The pension for the Vice-President is 50% of the salary.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS REFERRED:

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ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT INDIAN ELECTIONS BY.......S.K.

MENDIRATTA
LAW OF ELECTION BY......... JUSTICE T. S. DOABIA.

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WEBSITE REFERRED:

http://www.thehindu.com/today-paper/tp-in-school/the-guardians-of-free-andelection-of -president-vice-president/article5750972

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