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2022 Indian vice presidential election
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Article 56(1) of the Constitution of India provides that the Vice President of India shall remain in office for a period of five years. Consequent to the expiry of the term of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, an election to fill the office is expected to be scheduled in August 2022.[1]
Election Process[edit]
The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the Rajya Sabha and of the Lok Sabha. The nominated members of the mentioned houses are also eligible to vote in the election process.[2] Voting is done by secret ballot.
Electoral college[edit]
| House | |||
| National Democratic Alliance | United Progressive Alliance | Others | |
| Lok Sabha | 334 / 540 (62%)
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110 / 540 (20%)
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96 / 540 (18%)
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| Rajya Sabha | 108 / 224 (48%)
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50 / 224 (22%)
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66 / 224 (29%)
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| Total | 442 / 764 (58%)
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160 / 764 (21%)
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162 / 764 (21%)
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- Elections to 80 Rajya Sabha seats are due in 2022, before the vice presidential election.
Potential candidates[edit]
As of April 2021, the following people have been subjects of discussion in media about their potential candidacy for the vice presidency.
Third Front
- Bhim Singh, President of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (2021–present).[3][4]
- Prof. Bhim Singh (cropped).jpg
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "By 2022, India Must Be Aatmanirbhar In Every Sense Of The Word: Vice President". NDTV.com.
- ↑ "How the Vice-President of India is elected: Know what it will take Venkaiah Naidu or Gopalkrishna Gandhi to win". The Financial Express. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ "Report Wire - 2022 Presidential Elections: Bhim Singh must be BJP's Presidential Nominee". Report Wire. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ankit Love wants nomination of Dr Karan Singh & Bhim Singh for President and Vice President of India". News - Cross Town News, a Leading Newspaper of J&K. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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