Vice President Of India : Article 63 - 67

Part – V, Union (Articles 52 – 151)

Part V of the Indian Constitution includes five chapters, which are as follows - 

• Chapter – 1, Provisions related to Executive (President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet and Attorney General) (Articles 52 – 78)
• President Of India - Articles 52 - 62 & 72
• Vice President of India - Articles 63 - 73
• Prime Minister and Council of Ministers - Articles 74 - 74
• Attorney General of India - Article 76
• Conduct of government business - Article 77 – 78
• Chapter – 2, Provisions related to Parliament and its procedure (Article 79 – 122)
• Chapter – 3, Provisions of the Legislative Powers of the President (Article 123)
• Chapter – 4, Provisions related to the Judiciary of the Union (Article 124 – 147)
• Chapter – 5, Provisions related to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Articles 148 – 151)

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Chapter – 1, The Executive (Article 52 – 78)

Under Chapter – 1, the posts related to the following provisions and the work of their operation have been mentioned –

• President Of India (Articles 52 – 62 and 72)
• Vice President of India (Article 63 – 73)
• Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (Article 74 – 75)
• Attorney General of India (Article 76)
• Conduct of government business (Article 77 – 78)

President Of India ( Articles 52 – 62 )

Follow the link given below for president related articles - 

• For Article 52 – 55 :  President Of India - Article 52 - 55
• For Article 56 – 62 :  President Of India - Article 56 - 62

Vice President Of India ( Articles 63 – 73 )

In India, the Vice President is the second most important officer after the President. Who discharges his responsibilities in the absence of the President.

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Article 63 ( Vice President of India )

According to this article there will be a Vice President of India.

• Vice President who served as President –
1. V. V. Giri - On the death of President Dr. Zakir Hussain.
2. V. D. Jatti — On the death of President Fakhruddin Ahmed.

Article 64 ( Vice President : Ex-Officio Chairman of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha )

The Vice-President shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States ( Rajya Sabha ). No special work has been provided in the constitution for the post of Vice President.

Article 65 ( During the Absence or Vacancy of the President, The Vice President Discharges The Functions Of the President )

1. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the President due to the death, resignation or any other reason, the Vice-President shall discharge the functions and responsibilities of the President until the President elected in accordance with the Constitution assumes office.
2. When the President is unable to discharge his functions due to absence, illness or any other cause, the Vice-President shall discharge his functions until the President resumes his duties.
3. While the Vice-President is discharging the duties of the President, the Vice-President shall have all the powers, privileges and authority due to the President during that period. And during this period, he will receive allowances and other emoluments under the provisions mentioned in the Second Schedule, which are payable to the post of President.

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Article 66 ( Election of Vice President )

1. The Vice-President shall be elected by means of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament by secret ballot under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. This means that nominated members of the Parliament can also participate in the election of the Vice President, while the members of the Legislature do not participate in it. The election of the Vice President is also indirect.
2. The Vice-President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of any State Legislature and if any such member is elected Vice-President, that seat shall be deemed to have become vacant from the date the Vice-President enters upon his office.
3. Eligibility to be elected Vice President –
• (a) He must be a citizen of India.
• (b) he has completed the age of 35 years.
• (c) He is qualified to be elected a member of the Rajya Sabha.
4. No person should hold an office of profit under the Government of India or the State Government to be elected as the Vice-President. The Vice-President shall not be eligible to be elected if he holds such an office.

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Article 67 ( Term of Office of the Vice President )

The Vice President will hold his office for five years from the date of his assumption of office.

• (a) The Vice-President may resign his office by writing under his hand to the President.
• (b) There is no need for impeachment to remove the Vice-President from office. The Vice-President can be removed from his post by a resolution passed by a simple majority of all the then members of the Rajya Sabha, on which the Lok Sabha also agrees with a simple majority. | Provided that the notice of the proposal regarding the removal of the Vice-President from the post will have to be given in the Rajya Sabha at least 14 days in advance.
• (c) The Vice-President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term of office, continue in office until his successor enters upon his office.

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