Why in the news?

The elections for the post of vice president will be on the September 9, as Announced by the election commission (EC) on Friday (1st August). The post fell vacant with the Sudden Resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21.

As per the schedule announced by the ec, the notification would be issued on August 7, starting the period for filing nominations. The last date for filing nominations is August 21.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

1. Jagdeep Dhankhar Assmed Offer As the 14th Vice President in August 2022. He is only the third vice-more than India’s history to resign before completing his term, after vv giri and r. venkataraman. Stepped Down to Contest Presidial Elections and Were succeeded by Gopal Swarup Pathak and Shankar Dayal Sharma, Respectively.

2. The office of the vice-more than a unique feature of India, which follows a parliamentary system, and has no exact paralyl in other democratic Countries, including the commonwealth.

3. The second-highest Constitutional Authority After the President, The Vice-Presably Draws His or Her Power from Article 63 Of the constitution, which states that “there shall be a vice-playsident of India”.

4. Article 64 Goes on to confer to the post the power to be “Ex-Officio Chairman of the Council of States (The Rajya Sabha)”. In effect, the vice-playsident discharges duties of both the vice-more than the vice-more.

5. Under Article 64 (2), The vice -president also also discharges president functions when the president is unable to do so so “owing to Absence, illness or any other cause”. In this case, the vice-playsident will “have all the power and immunities of the president and be entitled to … (the) Emolments, Allowances and Privileges”.

6. As per Article 65the vice-playsident can act as the president, “in the event of the occuprence of any vacancy in the present by reason of his death, resignation, or removal,” or “Until the Date on a new present up to a new present. Office. “

7. There is no direct provision In the constitution on who performs the duties of the vice-places if the office vacant before the expiry of his/her term or when the vice-compartment is discharging the duties of the present.

8. Howver, the constitution something has a provision on what happiness if the chairperson of the council of states falls vacant: the Deputy Chairman Or any other Member of the Rajya Sabha Authorized by the President Can Perform the Chairperson’s Duties.

Process of Election of Vice President

1. Any citizen of India who is at least 35 years Of this and a registered voter in a state or union territory can be a candidate for the post. At last 20 ms need to propose the nomination and 20 other ms need to second. As Per Article 66 (2), The vice-Presably can be a member of the Eather’s House of Parliament or of the legislature of any state.

2. Article 67 Say that the vice-more than will hold office for a Term of Five Years From “The date on which he enters Upon his office”. However, according to the same provision, the vice-places Can Continue to hold power “Notwithstanding the expiration of his term” until his “Successor Enters Upon His Office”.

3. The Vice-Impsident May Leave Mid-Term by Submitting a Resignation Letter to the President, and can also be removed from Office by a resolution in the rajya sabha, passed by a majority of members at Tha T. Agreed by the house of the people (Lok Sabha).

4. The Electoral College For the elections scheduled on September 9 Will Comprise 782 Members of Parliament – 233 Elected Members of Rajya Sabha (Five Seats Are Currently Vacant), 12 Nominated MBERS of Sabha, Annd 542 E. Member of the lok sabha (one seat is vacant), the ec said. The Electoral College Doesnt Include Members from State Legislatures.

5. Voting is Held by secret ballotUsing the system of proportional representation with a single transferable vote. Each MP Casts a vote by Ranking Candidates in order of preference. All votes carry equal value As there is no weightage system (followed in the president elections).

6. To be declared elected, A Candidate Must Reach A requested minimum number of votes — Called the quota. This is calculated by dividing the total number of valid votes by two and adding one’s (fractions, if any, are ignored).

7. If no candidate crosses the quota in the first round, the one with the fewest first-filness votes is eliminated, and their votes are transferred to the repaining candidates. The Process Continues Until One Candidate Crosses The Quota.

Vv giri was the first vice-more than the resign from the post. (Express Achieve)

Interesting Facts about the Previous Vice-Presides

Vv giri was the first vice-more than the resign from the post. He resigned to take as acting present after president zakir hussir hussain died in May 1969. S Radhakrishnan, the first vice-more-more, served two terms in office, 1952-62. He was subsently elected as the president in 1962. Other vice-compounds who went on to become presidents were zakir hussain (1967-69), VV Giri (69-74), Renkataraman, Renkataraman (87-92), Shankar Dayal Sham. (92-97) and Kr Narayanan (97-2002).

Beyond the nugget: Election of President

1. The present is elected by an electoral college consisting of Both houses of parliament and mlas of the states and delhi and puducherry. Nominated Members of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, and the Assemblies, and Members of State Legislative Councils, are not part of the electoral college.

2. The votes are weighted, their value is determined by the population of the Each state as per the cenus 1971. This means 403 mlas contribute 208 × 403 = 83,824 votes to the electoral pool, while Sikkim’s 32 Mlas Contribute 32 × 7 = 224 votes. The weighted votes from all the assemblies add up to 5.43 lakh.

3. The Process Demands That The 776 MPS (543 in Lok Sabha, 233 in Rajya Sabha) should contribute the same total of votes as the mlas. Thus, the value of Each Mp’s vote is 5.43 Lakh divided by 776, rounded off to 700. The combined electoral pool from the assemblies and parliament adds up to 10.86 Lakh.

Post Read Questions

(1) consider the following statements: (UPSC CSE 2013)

1. The chairman and the deputy chairman of the Rajya sabha are not members of that house.

2. While the nominated members of the two houses of the parliament have no voting right in the president election, they have the right to vote in the vice of the vice.

Which of the statements give above is/are correct?

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 Only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) neater 1 nor 2

(2) Who among the following has been the office of the vice president of India? (UPSC CSE 2008)

1. Mohammad hivayatullah

2. Fakhruddin ali ahmed

3. Neelam Sanjiva

4. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Select the Correct Answer Using the Code Giveen Below:-

(A) 1,2,3 and 4

(b) 1 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 and 4 only

Answer Key

1. (B) 2. (b)

(Source: EC Sets September 9 as Date for Vice Presidial Poll After Dhankhar’s Surprise Exit, Vice-Presably: The Post, The Provisions, and the Past, Upsc Issue at a Gence | Office of Vice-Lresident of India, explained: What happens when the vice-plated resigns mid-time, explained: How the President of India is elected)

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