Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns as vice president: What happens subsequent? All you need to know about election process | India News

Jagdeep Dhankhar (PTI file photograph)

NEW DELHI: Jagdeep Dhankhar on late Monday resigned as vice president, citing well being points and the need to adhere to medical recommendation. He tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, invoking Article 67 (a) of the Constitution.Dhankhar, 74, who assumed workplace as vice president in 2022, was constitutionally set to serve a five-year time period ending in 2027.

“To prioritise health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as Vice President of India, effective immediately,” Dhankhar wrote in his resignation letter.

What happens subsequent: Constitutional process

The election of the vice president is principally ruled by Articles 63 to 71 of the Constitution and the Vice-President (Election) Rules, 1974. The Vice-President holds the second-highest constitutional place within the nation, after the President.With the put up of vice president now vacant, the Election Commission will provoke the process to elect a brand new occupant for the workplace.The Constitution mandates that the emptiness have to be crammed “as soon as possible.”Under Article 66, the vice president is elected by an ‘electoral faculty’ consisting solely of members of each Houses of Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — by way of a ‘secret poll’ and a proportional illustration system utilizing the only transferable vote.

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Vice president’s function

The vice president serves as the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, chargeable for sustaining order and process within the Rajya Sabha.However, the vice president will not be a member of both home of the Parliament or of a legislature of any state. The vice president additionally steps in as ‘appearing President’ in case the sitting President is unable to fulfill duties due to resignation, dying, or removing, till a brand new President is elected.This sudden emptiness is probably going to immediate swift political consultations throughout celebration strains, as the electoral faculty of 788 MPs (543 in Lok Sabha and 245 in Rajya Sabha) will quickly be referred to as upon to vote for a brand new vice resident. The Election Commission is anticipated to situation a proper notification and timeline shortly.