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Article 66 of the Constitution of India

Article
66
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President
Index row title
(1) The Vice-President shall be elected by the 1[members of an electoral college consisting of the
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
c06f5126-24f8-4889-a48a-9fcd3c72c24b

295 words

Verbatim text

members of both Houses of Parliament] in accordanceThe Vice-Presidentof India. The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of theCouncil of States. The Vice-President to act as Presidentor to discharge hisfunctions duringcasual vacancies inthe office, orduring the absence,of President. Election of Vice- President. 1Subs. by the Constitution (Eleventh Amendment) Act, 1961, s. 2, for “members of both Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting”.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V . —The Union. —Arts. 62—66.)31 with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at suchelection shall be by secret ballot. (2) The Vice-President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature ofany State, and if a member of either House of Parliamentor of a House of the Legislature of any State be electedVice-President, he shall be deemed to have vacated hisseat in that House on the date on which he enters uponhis office as Vice-President. (3) No person shall be eligible for election as Vice- President unless he— (a) is a citizen of India; (b) has completed the age of thirty-five years; and (c) is qualified for election as a member of the Council of States. (4) A person shall not be eligible for election as Vice- President if he holds any office of profit under theGovernment of India or the Government of any State orunder any local or other authority subject to the controlof any of the said Governments. Explanation. —For the purposes of this article, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by reasononly that he is the President or Vice-President of theUnion or the Governor 1*** of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 66 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President”.
  • The passage runs to about 295 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “assembled”).

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