What is eligibility for post of Vice-President?

Q.  Which of the following is/are true regarding eligibility of post of Vice-President (VP) of India?

1) He should not be a member of either House of Parliament or a House of the state legislature.
2) A sitting President of India can be a candidate for post of Vice-President.
- Published on 28 Feb 17

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
 
    To be eligible for election as Vice-President, a person should fulfill the following qualifications -

    1. He should be a citizen of India.

    2. He should have completed 35 years of age.

    3. He should be qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

    4. He should not hold any office of profit under the Union government or any state government or any local authority or any other public authority.

  • But, a sitting President or Vice-President of the Union, the governor of any state and a minister for the Union or any state is not deemed to hold any office of profit and hence qualified for being a candidate for Vice-President.

  • Further, the nomination of a candidate for election to the office of Vice-President must be subscribed by at least 20 electors as proposers and 20 electors as seconders.

  • Every candidate has to make asecurity deposit of Rs. 15,000 in the Reserve Bank of India (Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 as amended in 1997).

    • Oath or Affirmation -

  • Before entering upon his office, the Vice-President has to make and subscribe to an oath or affirmation.

  • The oath to the office is for allegiance to the Constitution of India and for faithful discharge of duties.

  • The oath of office to the Vice-President is administered by the President or some person appointed in that behalf by him.

    • Conditions of Office -

    The Constitution lays down the following two conditions of the Vice-President’s office -

    1. He should not be a member of either House of Parliament or a House of the state legislature.

    2. If any such person is elected Vice-President, he is deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as Vice-President.

    3. He should not hold any other office of profit.

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