Vice President Electoral Racing: Completion of Polls that will be announced soon, completing the election college preparation, says EC | Mint

The India Electoral Commission said on Thursday, July 31, that it will soon announce the schedule for the election to the Vice President’s office. The Peil Panel said it completed the list of the election college for the Vice Presidential Election, 2025, according to Article 66 (1) of the Constitution, the Vice President of India is elected by an election college consisting of the elected members of the Rajya Sabha, the nominated members of the Rajya Sabha, and the selected members of the Rajya Sabha, Sabha. The announcement comes after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Vice President on July 21 and opened the competition for his successor. Dhankhar, 74, took office in August 2022, and his tenure was until 2027. Dhankhar’s abrupt resignation followed a day of surprising developments in the Rajya Sabha for the government, as an opposition-sponsored notice for a motion to remove the Supreme Court was submitted to the Supreme Court. As a result, the royal panel said that it started preparing for the vice presidential election in 2025 and that the election schedule will soon follow. “The list of election college will be available at a counter drawn up in the India Electoral Commission from the date of notice, which is likely to be announced soon,” the Peil panel said. How is the Vice President elected? According to Articles 63 to 71 of the Constitution and the Vice President (Election) Rules, 1974, a formal election must be held within 60 days of Dhankhar’s resignation and before September 19, 2025. The voters or the election college consisted of all members of both houses of parliamentary and nominated use. The MPs will cast a single transferable voice with a secret mood. The election college currently has 788 MPs, 588 in Lok Sabha and 245 in Rajya Sabha. The list of election college will be available at a counter drawn up in the India Electoral Commission from the date of notice. The Electoral Commission will announce the date of polls. The ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has a majority in voters, including the members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Therefore, the probable names are likely to be considered in the coming days.