- Like the election of the President, the election of the Vice President is indirect and in accordance with the system of proportional representation, through the concept of a single transferable vote by secret ballot. The electoral college, which consists of members of both houses of the Parliament, cast their votes to elect the Vice President. The members of the State Legislatures have no role to play in the election of the Vice President, unlike that of the President.
- Selection process steps:
• A Returning Officer who is appointed for the elections, sends out public notices issuing the date of election to the office of the Vice President. The elections for the same must be held within a period of 60 days of the expiry of the term of office of the previous Vice President.
• The nomination of candidates to the office of a Vice President must be affirmed by 20 electors (Members of Parliament) who act as proposers, and 20 electors who act as seconders.
• Each candidate must deposit a total of Rs 15,000 to the Reserve Bank of India, as part of the nomination process.
• The Returning Officer carefully scrutinizes and adds to the ballot, the names of all eligible candidates.
• The elections are then held by proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. The nominated candidates can also cast their votes.
• The Returning Officer declares the results to the electoral college, the Central Government and the Election Commission of India, respectively.
• The name of the Vice President is then officially announced by the Central Government.
- Like the election of the President, the election of the Vice President is indirect and in accordance with the system of proportional representation, through the concept of a single transferable vote by secret ballot. The electoral college, which consists of members of both houses of the Parliament, cast their votes to elect the Vice President. The members of the State Legislatures have no role to play in the election of the Vice President, unlike that of the President.
- Selection process steps:
• A Returning Officer who is appointed for the elections, sends out public notices issuing the date of election to the office of the Vice President. The elections for the same must be held within a period of 60 days of the expiry of the term of office of the previous Vice President.
• The nomination of candidates to the office of a Vice President must be affirmed by 20 electors (Members of Parliament) who act as proposers, and 20 electors who act as seconders.
• Each candidate must deposit a total of Rs 15,000 to the Reserve Bank of India, as part of the nomination process.
• The Returning Officer carefully scrutinizes and adds to the ballot, the names of all eligible candidates.
• The elections are then held by proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. The nominated candidates can also cast their votes.
• The Returning Officer declares the results to the electoral college, the Central Government and the Election Commission of India, respectively.
• The name of the Vice President is then officially announced by the Central Government.