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ThetermofofficeoftheVice-PresidentofIndiaisuptoandincluding10thAugust2012.Under the provisions of sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of section 4 of thePresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsAct,1952,thenotificationcallingtheVice-PresidentialElectioncanbeissuedbytheElectionCommissiononorafterthesixtiethdaybefore theexpiryof the termofofficeofoutgoingVice-President, i.e.,notificationcontainingtheprogrammeofelectiontotheofficeoftheVice-Presidentcanbeissuedin the present case by the Election Commission on any day after 12th June, 2012.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

TERM OF OFFICE

2. UndertheprovisionsofArticle67,theVice-Presidentshallholdofficeforatermoffiveyearsfromthedateonwhichheentersuponhisofficeandundertheprovisionsof clause (c) of Article 67, the Vice-President shall, not withstanding the expirationof his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

3. Under the provisions of Article 66(1) of the Constitution of India, the Vice-President shall be elected by the members of Electoral College consisting ofMembers of both Houses of Parliament. That is to say, at the election to the officeof the Vice-President of India, the nominated members of both the Houses ofParliament (2 of LokSabha and 12 ofRajyaSabha) are also eligible to be includedin the Electoral College along with the elected members of both the said Houses.

4. Under rule 40 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules,1974, the Election Commission is required to maintain a list of members ofthe above referred Electoral College with their addresses corrected upto-date.5. The listwill contain thenamesof (i) electedmembersofRajyaSabha, (ii) thenominated members of Rajya Sabha, (iii) the elected members of Lok Sabha, and(iv) nominated members of Lok Sabha, in that order. The names will be numbered

BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDINGFOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF

THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012

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in a continuous series andwill be arranged in alphabetical orders of theState/UnionTerritoryoftherespectiveHouses.MembersinrespectofwhomtheappropriateCourt,i.e. HighCourt or SupremeCourt, has given a limited stay of operation of the orderof setting aside of his election by the Court, are not entitled to vote at the election,thoughtheirnamesmayhavebeenincludedintheelectoralcollege.ThelistofElectoralCollegefortheVice-PresidentialElectionwillbemadeavailableforsale inJuly,2012.

TOTAL MEMBERS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

6. TheElectoralCollegeconsistsoffollowingmembers:

a) Rajya Sabha:

Elected = 233 Nominated = 12

b) Lok Sabha:

Elected = 543 Nominated = 2

TOTAL = 790

ELECTION PROGRAMME

7. UndertheprovisionsofArticle68oftheConstitution,anelectiontofillavacancycausedbytheexpirationofthetermofofficeofVice-Presidentshallbecompletedbeforetheexpirationoftheterm.AnelectiontofillavacancyintheofficeoftheVice-Presidentoccurringbyreasonofhisdeath,resignationorremovalorotherwiseshallbeheldassoonaspossibleaftertheoccurrenceofthevacancy,andthepersonelectedtofillthevacancyshallbeentitledtoholdofficeforthefulltermoffiveyearsfromthedateonwhichheentersuponhisoffice.

CONDUCT OF VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

RETURNING OFFICER & ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS:

8. UnderSection3ofthePresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsAct,1952,forthepurposeofeachelection,theElectionCommission,shall,inconsultationwiththeCentralGovernment,appointaReturningOfficerwhoshallhavehisofficeinNewDelhiandmayalsoappointoneormoreAssistantReturningOfficers.AccordingtoconventionevolvedbytheCommissionandnormallyfollowed,theSecretaryGeneraltoRajyaSabhaandSecretary

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GeneraltoLokSabhaareappointedastheReturningOfficer,byrotation.Accordingly,this time, theSecretaryGeneral toLokSabhamaybeappointedasReturningOfficerandtwoOfficerssubordinatetohimmaybeappointedasAssistantReturningOfficers.

ELECTION SCHEDULE

9. Undersection4ofthePresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsAct,1952,theElectionCommissionshallnotifytheelectionscheduleintheofficialGazettespecifyingthedaysfromthedateofissueofthenotificationasthedaysforthevariousstagesoftheprogramme,asunder:

a)14thdayasthelastdateforfilingofnominations; b)15thdayasthedateforscrutinyofnomination; c)17thdayasthelastdateforthewithdrawalofcandidatures; d)adaynotearlierthanthe32nddayasthedateofpoll,ifnecessary.

10. Whiledecidingtheprogrammeasabove,theCommissiontakesintoaccountpublicholidays so declared by theGovernment of India under section 25 of theNegotiableInstrumentsAct, 1881 and ensures that the date of the issue of the notification; lastdate for filing nominations; date of scrutiny and the last date for the withdrawal ofcandidatures are not public holidays so declared. The ELECTION SCHEDULESfor the earlier thirteen Vice-Presidential elections may be seen at APPENDIX-I.

PLACE OF POLL

11. AroomintheParliamentHouseinNewDelhiisfixedastheplaceofpoll.Thefulldetailsoftheplaceofpollwillbenotifiedinduecourse.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTION

12. No person shall be eligible for election as Vice-President unless he: a)isacitizenofIndia; b)hascompletedtheageof35years;and c)isqualifiedforelectionasamemberoftheCouncilofStates(Article66).

13. A person shall not be eligible for election as Vice-President if he holds anyoffice of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State orunderanyLocalorotherAuthoritysubject to thecontrolofanyofsaidGovernments.

14. However, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by

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reason only that he is the President or Vice-President of the Union or theGovernor of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.

15. Detailed provisions regarding the election are contained in the Presidentialand Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (No.31 of 1952) and the rules madethereunder, viz. the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974.

IMPORTANT PROVISIONS RELATING TO CANDIDATURE AT VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

16. On or before the last day fixed for the filing of nominations, each candidateshall, either in person or by any of his proposers or seconders, between thehours 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m., deliver to the Returning Officers, at the placespecified by him in this behalf, a nomination paper completed in prescribedform(Form3)andsubscribedbythecandidateasassentingtothenomination.

17. A prospective Vice-Presidential candidate should get his nomination papersubscribedtobyatleast20electorsasproposersandatleast20electorsasseconders.

18. No elector shall subscribe whether as proposer or as seconder, morethan one nomination paper at the same election and if he so does, his signatureshall be inoperative on any paper other than the one first delivered to the R.O.

19. NotmorethanfournominationscanbefiledbyoronbehalfofacandidateoracceptedbytheReturningOfficer.

20. EachnominationpapershallbeaccompaniedbyacertifiedcopyoftheentryrelatingtothecandidateinthecurrentelectoralrollfortheParliamentaryConstituencywhereheisregisteredasanelector.

21. AprospectivecandidateshoulddepositasumofRupeesRs.15,000/-assecurity.Theamountisliabletobeforfeited,ifattheelectionwherethepollhasbeentakenthecandidateisnotelectedandthenumberofvalidvotespolledbysuchcandidatedoesnotexceedone-sixthofthevotesnecessarytosecurethereturnofacandidateatsuchelection.

SYSTEM OF ELECTION

22. The election to the office of the Vice-President shall be held inaccordance with the system of proportional representation by means of thesingle transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot.

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VALUE OF EACH VOTE

23. FortheVice-PresidentialElection,thevalueofvoteofeachMemberofParliamentisONE.

SYSTEM OF PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION BY MEANS OF SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE-DETAILED PROCEDURE

24. ThemannerofvotingatVice-PresidentialElectioniscontainedinRule17ofthePresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsRules,1974.

25. Theballotpapershallcontainthenamesofthecontestingcandidates,butdoesnotcontainanyelectionsymbol.Therewillbetwocolumnsintheballotpaper.Column1oftheballotpapercontainstheheading“NameofCandidate”,andColumn2containstheheading“Markorderofpreference”.

26. Eachelectorshallhave,asmanypreferencesastherearecandidatesbutnoballotpapershallbeconsideredinvalidsolelyonthegroundthatallsuchpreferencesarenotmarked.

27. Anelectoringivinghisvoteshallplacethefigure”1”inthespaceoppositethenameofthecandidatewhomhechoosesforhisfirstpreferenceandmay,inaddition,markasmanysubsequentpreferencesashewishesbyplacingonhisballotpaperthefigure2,3,4andsooninthespacesoppositethenamesofothercandidates,inorderofpreference.ThefiguresmaybemarkedintheinternationalformofIndiannumeralsorintheRomanformorintheformusedinanyIndianlanguageBUTSHALLNOTBEINDICATEDINWORDS.

COUNTING METHOD

28. The Returning Officer takes up the counting of votes at the hour fixedfor such counting which is normally on the same day on which the poll is taken.

29. The Returning Officer scrutinizes the ballot papers first and separates theinvalidvotes.Thevalidballotpapersaredistributedamong thecontestingcandidatesby placing the valid ballot papers according to first preference marked thereinin the tray meant for the candidate. After distributing all the valid ballot papers,the Returning Officer totals the valid ballot papers credited to each candidate.

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QUOTA FOR ELECTION

30. Aftercountingthetotalvalidvotespolledbyeachcandidate,theReturningOfficertotalsupthevalidvotespolledbyallthecontestingcandidates.Thequotafordeclaringacandidateaselected isdeterminedbydividingthetotalvalidvotesby2andaddingoneto thequotient, ignoring theremainder, ifany.Forexample,assumingthe totalofvalid votes polled by all candidates is 789, the quota required for getting elected is:

789 ------+1 = 394.50+1[Ignore.50] 2

Quota = 394 +1 = 395

31. Afterascertainingthequota,theReturningOfficerhastoseewhetheranycandidatesecuredthequotaforbeingdeclaredaselectedonthebasisofthetotaloffirstpreferencevotespolledbyhim/her.

32. If no candidate gets the quota on the basis of first preference votes, thenthe Returning Officer proceeds further to second round of counting during whichthe candidate having lowest number of votes of first preference is excludedand his votes are distributed among the remaining candidates according tothe second preference marked on these ballot papers. The other continuingcandidates receive the votes of excluded candidate at the same value of ONE.

33. TheReturningOfficerwillgoonexcludingthecandidateswithlowestnumberofvotesinsubsequentroundsofcountingtilleitheroneofthecontinuingcandidatesgetstherequiredquotaortillonlyonecandidateremainsinthefieldasthesolecontinuingcandidateanddeclareshim/heraselected.

PREVIOUS ELECTIONS

34. TheVice-PresidentialElectiontobeheldin2012,willbethefourteenthofsuchelectionstothatoffice.Theearlierelectionstothisofficewereheldin1952,1957,1962,1967,1969,1974,1979,1984,1987,1992,1997,2002and2007.DetailsofeachoftheearlierelectionsaregiveninbriefintheAPPENDIX-I & II.

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DISPUTE OVER ELECTION

35. (i)AnydoubtordisputerelatingtoaVice-Presidentialelectioncanberaisedonlybymeansofanelectionpetitionaftertheelectionisover.

(ii)AnelectionpetitioncallinginquestionanelectiontotheofficeofVice-Presidentmaybepresentedbyanycandidateatsuchelectionorbyanytenormoreelectorsjoinedtogetheraspetitioners.

(iii)Theauthorityhavingjurisdictiontotrysuchelectionpetition,istheSupremeCourtofIndia.

(iv)Anelectionpetitionmaybepresentedwithin30daysfromthedateofpublicationofthedeclarationcontainingthenameofthereturnedcandidate.

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APPENDIX-I

ELECTION PROGRAMME FOR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1952 TO 2007

Year of

ElectionNotified on

Last date for making the

nominationsScrutiny on

Last date for the

withdrawal of candidature

Date of Poll & Hours Counting on

1 2 3 4 5 6 71) 1952 12/04/1952 21/04/1952 22/04/1952 25/04/1952 12/05/1952 Uncontested

11am-5pm2) 1957 09/04/1957 18/04/1957 20/04/1957 23/04/1957 11/05/1957 Uncontested

10am-4pm3) 1962 06/04/1962 16/04/1962 18/04/1962 21/04/1962 07/05/1962 07/05/1962

10am-4pm [5.00pm]4) 1967 03/04/1967 13/04/1967 15/04/1967 18/04/1967 06/05/1967 06/05/1967

10am-4pm [5.00pm]5) 1969 31/07/1969 09/08/1969 11/08/1969 14/08/1969 30/08/1969 30/08/1969

10am-5pm [6.00pm]6) 1974 26/07/1974 09/08/1974 10/08/1974 12/08/1974 27/08/1974 27/08/1974

10am-5pm [6.00pm]7) 1979 23/07/1979 06/08/1979 07/08/1979 09/08/1979 27/08/1979 Uncontested

10am-5pm8) 1984 20/07/1984 03/08/1984 04/08/1984 06/08/1984 22/08/1984 22/08/1984

10am-5pm9) 1987 04/08/1987 18/08/1987 19/08/1987 21/08/1987 07/09/1987 07/09/1987

10am-5pm [6.00pm]10) 1992 17/07/1992 31/07/1992 01/08/1992 03/08/1992 19/08/1992 19/08/1992

10am-5pm [6.00pm]11) 1997 15/07/1997 29/07/1997 30/07/1997 01/08/1997 16/08/1997 16/08/1997

10am-5pm [6.00pm]12) 2002 10/07/2002 24/07/2002 25/07/2002 27/07/2002 12/08/2002 12/08/2002

10am-5pm [6.00pm]13) 2007 09/07/2007 23/07/2007 24/07/2007 26/07/2007 10/08/2002 10/08/2002

10am-5pm [6.00pm]

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APPENDIX-II

VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

FROM 1952 TO 2007

BRIEF NOTES

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FIRST VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1952

The list of electors for the first Vice-Presidential election was prepared andpublishedby theCommissionon18.4.1952. It contained thenamesof 715electors. According to clause (1) of article 66 of the Constitution, as originallyenacted, the Vice President was to be elected by the members of bothHouses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting, in accordance with thesystem of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

RETURNING OFFICER

Sh.M.N.Kaul,SecretarytoParliament.AfewAssistantReturningOfficerswereappointedtoassisthim.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I

CANDIDATES

Two candidates, namely, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and Janab Shaik KhadirHussain from Nandyal in Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh filed nominationsand the Returning Officer held the nomination of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan as validand rejected the nomination of Shri Hussain. Being the only candidate, Dr.Radhakrishnanwasdeclaredaselectedunopposedtotheofficeof theVice-Presidenton 25.04.1952. He entered upon office of Vice-President of India on 13.05.1952.

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SECOND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1957

The term of Dr. Radhakrishnan as the Vice-President expired on 12.05.1957.Before that date an election was held to the office of the Vice-President.

RETURNING OFFICER

Sh.M.N.Kaul,SecretarytotheHouseofthePeople.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER Sh.N.C.Nandi,DeputySecretarytotheHouseofthePeople.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

TheElectoralCollegeconsistedof735membersofLokSabhaandRajyaSabha.

CANDIDATES

Dr.Radhakrishnanwastheonlyvalidlynominatedcandidateandhewasdeclaredelectedasunopposedforasecondtermon23.04.1957.

Dr.RadhakrishnanassumedtheofficeoftheVicePresidentofIndiaforasecondtermon13.05.1957.

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THIRD VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1962

ThesecondtermofDr.RadhakrishnanasVice-Presidentwasduetoexpireon12.05.1962.

RETURNING OFFICER

TheSecretarytotheRajyaSabha.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

TheDeputySecretary,RajyaSabha.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

TheElectoralCollegeconsistedof745membersofLokSabhaandRajyaSabha.

CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF ELECTION

Accordingtoclause(1)ofarticle66oftheConstitution,asoriginallyenacted,theVice-PresidentwastobeelectedbythemembersofbothHousesofParliamentassembledatajointmeetinginaccordancewiththesystemofproportionalrepresentationbymeansof single transferable vote. No such joint meeting, however, took place in the Vice-PresidentialElectionsheldeitherin1952orin1957,asonbothoccasionstheelectionwas uncontested. The procedure laid down in thePresidential andVice-PresidentialElectionsAct,1952for thiselectionwasthesameasfor thePresidentialElectionanddidnotvisualizeorprovideforajointmeetingofthemembersatanystage.Itwasfeltoncloserconsiderationthatthevariousstagesofanimportantelectionofthischaractercouldnotbesatisfactorilyorconvenientlygonethroughatajointmeetingof700andoddpersonsassembledatoneplace.TheclausewasaccordinglyamendedbytheConstitution(EleventhAmendment)Act,1961,providingforelection“bythemembersofanElectoralCollegeconsistingofthemembersofbothHousesofParliament.”Accordingly,theElectionCommissionpreparedthelistofElectoralCollegeandelectionwasheldon7thMay,1962.

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VOTES POLLED

596MembersOutof745oftheElectoralCollegevotedandthepercentageofvotingwas80%.Thecountingstartedafteronehourofthecloseofpollon07.05.1962andtheresultwasannouncedonthesameevening.Outof596votes,14werefoundinvalid(2.35%).Validvotespolledwere: CANDIDATES VOTESPOLLED 1.Dr.ZakirHussain 568 2.Sh.N.C.Samantsinhar 14

Thequotarequiredforelectionwas582/2=291+1=292.Dr.ZakirHussainsecuredthequotainthefirstcountitselfandwasdeclaredaselected.HeassumedofficeastheVicePresidenton13.05.1962.

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FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1967

ThetermofDr.ZakirHussainastheVice-PresidentofIndiaexpiredon12.05.1967.

RETURNING OFFICER

TheSecretarytotheLokSabha.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

TheDeputySecretary,LokSabhaSecretariat.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

TheElectoralCollegeconsistedof749membersofParliament.

VOTING

TheplaceofpollwasaCommitteeRoominParliamentHouse.ThepolltookplacealongwiththePresidentialElectionin1962.ForthePresidentialElection,61MembersofParliamenttookpermissiontovoteattheirownStateHeadquarters.However,thereisnosuchprovisionfortheVice-PresidentialelectionandallmembersintheElectoralCollegehavetovoteattheplacefixedintheParliamentHouseinNewDelhi.Therefore,since this Vice-Presidential election was held simultaneously with the Presidentialelection,those61memberscouldnotvoteinNewDelhiattheVice-Presidentialelection.However, 679members out of 749 voted and the percentage of votingwas 90.65%.

CANDIDATES AND COUNTING OF VOTES

Outof679votes,3(0.44%)werefoundtobeinvalid.Thecontestingcandidatesandthevotessecuredbythemwereasfollows:

CANDIDATES VOTES POLLED 1.Sh.V.V.Giri 483 2.Prof.Habib 193 576

Thequotafixed forelectionwas576/2=288+1=289. ShriV.V.Giriwhogot thequotainthefirstcountwasdeclaredaselectedandheassumedofficeon13.05.1967.

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FIFTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1969

ThetermofShriV.V.GiriasVice-Presidentelectedin1967wasupto12.05.1972.However,Dr. ZakirHussain, the thirdPresident of India passed away on 03.05.1969and theVice-PresidentShriV.V.Giri assumedofficeasactingPresident. Thereafter,ShriV.V.Giri resignedon20thJuly1969as theactingPresidentandVice-President.Thus a vacancy occurred in the office of the President as well as Vice President.The Vice-Presidential election was taken up by the Commission immediately.

RETURNING OFFICER

TheSecretarytotheRajyaSabha.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

OneDeputySecretarytotheRajyaSabha.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

TheElectoralCollegeconsistedof759membersofParliament.

ELECTION PROGRAMME SeeAppendix-I.

CANDIDATES

There were 6 contesting candidates and the counting of votes was taken upimmediatelyaftertheconclusionofthepoll.Theresultwasdeclaredafterthefirstroundof counting of first preference votes. Shri G.S. Pathak who got 400 first preferencevotes was declared as elected on 30.08.1969. He assumed office on 31.08.1969.

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SIXTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1974

ThetermofShriG.S.PathakastheVice-PresidentofIndiaexpiredon30.08.1974.Anelectionwasheldbeforethedate.

CHANGES IN THE LAW

TheGovernmentgotanActpassedbyParliamenton23.03.1974andamendedthePresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsAct,1952.Themainfeaturesoftheamendmentare:

1. ThenominationpaperofaVice-Presidentialcandidateshallbesubscribedbyatleast5electorsasproposersand5electorsasseconders.

2. ThesecuritydepositwasmadeRs.2,500/-.

3. ElectionpetitionchallenginganelectioncanbepresentedonlybeforetheSupremeCourtbyanycandidateorbyminimum10electorsjoinedtogetheraspetitioners.

4. ThetimetablefortheelectionstotheofficesofthePresidentandVice-Presidentwasmadestatutory.Itwasprovidedthatthelastdateformakingnominationsshallbethe14thdayafterthepublicationofthenotificationcallingtheelection,thescrutinywillbeonthedayfollowingsuchlastdateforfilingnominations,thelastdateforwithdrawalofcandidatureswillbetheseconddayfollowingthedateofscrutinyandthedateofpoll, ifnecessary,shallbenotearlierthanthefifteenthdayafterthelastdateforwithdrawalofcandidatures.Inviewoftheextensiveamendments,theCentralGovernment,inconsultationwiththeElectionCommission,issuedanewsetofPresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsRules,1974,replacingtheRulesof1952.

RETURNING OFFICER

TheSecretaryGeneraltotheLokSabha.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

TheJointSecretary,LokSabhaSecretariat.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I.

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PLACE OF POLL

CommitteeRoomNo.62inParliamentHouse.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

TheElectoralCollegeconsistedof767membersofParliament.

VOTES POLLED & CANDIDATES

Outof767members,672(87.61%)voted.10votes(1.49%)werefoundtobeinvalid.Thedistributionof662validvoteswasasfollows:

CANDIDATES VOTES POLLED 1.Sh.B.D.Jatti 521 2.ShriN.E.Horo 141 The quota for election was 662/2=331+1=332. Shri B.D. Jatti whosecured the quota on the basis of first preference votes was declared as elected. TheannouncementofelectionwassignedbytheChiefElectionCommissionerofIndiaon27.8.1974andsenttotheHomeSecretary.ShriJattiassumedofficeon31.08.1974.

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SEVENTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1979

ThetermofShriB.D.JattiastheVice-Presidentexpiredon30.8.1979.

RETURNING OFFICER

ShriS.S.Bhalerao,SecretaryGeneraltotheRajyaSabha.

ASSITANT RETURNING OFFICER

ShriSudarshanAggarwal,AdditionalSecretary,RajyaSabha.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I

RESULT

ShriMohammadHidyatullahwasdeclaredelectedunopposedandheassumedtheofficeoftheVice-Presidenton31.8.1979.

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EIGTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1984

ThetermofofficeofShriM.Hidayatullahexpiredon30.8.1984andelectionbeforethatdatefortheofficeoftheVice-PresidentofIndiawastobeheld.

RETURNING OFFICER

TheSecretaryGeneral,LokSabha.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

Dateofpoll: 22.08.1984

ELECTORAL COLLAGE

TheElectoralCollageconsistedof788membersofParliament.

COUNTING & RESULT

Out of a total electorate of 788, 745 (94.54%) voted. 30 (4.03%) voteswere declared as invalid. The valid votes were 715 and the quota for electionwas 715/2=357.50+1=358. The valid votes secured by the two candidates were: 1.ShriRamaswamiVenkataraman 508 2.ShriBapuChandrasenKamble 207

ShriRamaswamiVenkataramansecuredthequotaonthebasisoffirstpreferencevotesandwasdeclaredaselected.

ShriR.VenkataramanassumedtheofficeoftheVice-Presidenton31.08.1984.

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NINTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1987

ThetermofShriR.Venkataraman,Vice-Presidentwasupto30.08.1989.However,hewaselectedasPresidentofIndiaon16.07.1987andhetenderedhisresignationasVice-Presidenton25.07.1987.

AccordingtoSection4(4)ofthePresidentialandVice-PresidentialElectionsAct,1952,inthecaseofanelectiontofillavacancyintheofficeofVice-Presidentbyreasonofdeath,resignationorremovalorotherwise, thenotificationcallingupontheelectionshallbeissuedassoonasmaybeaftertheoccurrenceofthevacancy.TheCommissionaccordinglytookstepstofillthevacancyintheofficeoftheVice-Presidentimmediately.

RETURNING OFFICER

ShriSudarshanAggarwal,SecretaryGeneral,RajyaSabha

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

Smt.K.K.Chopra,AdditionalSecretary,RajyaSabhaSecretariat

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I

ELECTORAL COLLEGE TheElectoralCollageconsistedoftotal790members(LokSabha-545andRajyaSabha-245)

PLACE OF POLL

RoomNo.63,FirstFloor,ParliamentHouse,NewDelhi.

CANDIDATE

27candidatesfiledtheirnominations.Onscrutiny,theReturningOfficerfoundthatthenominationfiledbyonlyonecandidate,namely,Dr.ShankarDayalSharma,thethenGovernorofMaharashtra,wasvalid.

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DECLARATION OF RESULT

On21.08.1987,afterthelastdateofwithdrawalofcandidatureswasover,Dr.ShankarDayalSharmawasdeclaredelectedunopposed.HeassumedtheofficeoftheVice-Presidenton03.09.1987.

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TENTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1992

ThetermofofficeoftheVice-PresidentofIndiaDr.ShankarDayalSharmawastoexpireon02.09.1992.However,hewaselectedasPresidentandresignedasVice-Presidenton02.09.1992.Anelectionwasheldtofillthevacancy.

RETURNING OFFICER

ShriC.K.Jain,SecretaryGeneral,LokSabha

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

ShriT.S.Ahluwalia,JointSecretary,LokSabhaSecretariat

ELECTION PROGRAMME

SeeAppendix-I

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

TheElectoralCollageconsistedoftotal790members(LokSabha-545andRajyaSabha-245)

PLACE OF POLL

RoomNo.63,FirstFloor,ParliamentHouseinNewDelhi.

CANDIDATE

Thereweretwocontestingcandidates: 1.ShriK.R.Narayanan 2.ShriKakaJoginderSinghurfDhartiPakad.

RESULT OF ELCECTION

Out of 790 electors, 711 (90.00%) electors voted at the election. 10 (1.41%)voteswerefoundtobeinvalid.Outofthe701validvotes.ShriK.R.Narayanansecured700 votes and Shri Kaka Joginder Singh urf Dharti Pakad secured only one vote.

Thequotarequiredforelectionwas701/2=350.50+1=351. ShriK.R.Narayananwhosecuredtherequiredquotainthefirstroundofcountingonthebasisoffirstpreferencevoteswasdeclaredaselectedon19.08.1992.HeenteredupontheofficeoftheVice-Presidenton21.08.1992.

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ELEVENTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1997

ThetermofofficeoftheVice-PresidentofIndiaShriK.R.Narayananexpiredon20.08.2002.

RETURNING OFFICER

ShriR.C.Tripathi,Secretary,MinistryofParliamentaryAffairs.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

ShriD.R.Tiwari,JointSecretary,MinistryofParliamentaryAffairs.

CANDIDATES

Thereweretwocontestingcandidates: 1.ShriKrishanKant 2.ShriSurjitSingh

PLACE OF POLL

RoomNo.63,FirstFloor,ParliamentHouseinNewDelhi.

RESULT OF ELCECTION

Outof790electors,760(96.20%)electorsvotedattheelection.46(5.82%)voteswerefoundtobeinvalid.Outofthe714validvotes,ShriKrishanKantsecured441votesandShriSurjitSinghsecured273votes Thequotarequiredforelectionwas714/2=357+1=358.

ShriKrishanKantwhosecuredtherequiredquotainthefirstroundofcountingasfirstpreferencevoteswasdeclaredaselectedon16.08.1997.HeenteredupontheofficeofVice-Presidenton21.08.1997andhisterm,asVice-Presidentwasupto20.08.2002.

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TWELVETH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2002

ThetermofofficeoftheincumbentVice-PresidentofIndiaShriKrishanKantwastoexpireon20.08.2002.However,heexpiredon27.07.2002andelectionwasheldtofillthevacancy.ShriBhaironSinghShekhawatwaselectedasVice-Presidenton12.08.2002.ThetermofofficeoftheVice-PresidentShriBhaironSinghShekhawatexpiredon18.08.2007.

RETURNING OFFICER

ShriG.C.Malhotra,SecretaryGeneral,LokSabha,ParliamentHouse, NewDelhi.

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER

ShriS.C.Rastogi,JointSecretary,LokSabha,ParliamentHouse,NewDelhi.

CANDIDATES Thereweretwocontestingcandidates. 1.ShriBhaironSinghShekhawat 2.ShriSushilKumarShinde

PLACE OF POLL

CommitteeRoomNo.63,FirstFloor,ParliamentHouse,NewDelhi.

RESULT OF ELECTION

Outof790electors,759(96.075%)electorsvotedattheelection.7(0.886%)voteswerefoundtobeinvalid.Outof752validvotes,ShriBhaironSinghShekhawatsecured454votesandShriSushilKumarShindesecured305votes.

Thequotarequiredforelectionwas752/2=376+1=377

ShriBhaironSinghShekhawatwhosecuredtherequiredquotainthefirstroundofcountingasfirstpreferencevoteswasdeclaredaselectedon12.08.2002.HeenteredupontheofficeofVice-Presidenton19.08.2002,andhisterm,asVice-Presidentwasupto18.08.2007.

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THIRTEENTH VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2007

ThetermofthetwelvethVice-PresidentofIndia,ShriBhaironSinghShaikhawatwasupto18.08.2007.

RETURNING OFFICER

Dr.YogendraNarain,SecretaryGeneral,RajyaSabha

ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS

1.ShriN.C.Joshi,Addl.Secretary,RajyaSabhaSecretariat,Parliament House,NewDelhi. 2.ShriRaviKantChopra,JointSecretary&FinancialAdvisor,RajyaSabha Secretariat,ParliamentHouse,NewDelhi.

CANDIDATES Therewerethreecontestingcandidates 1.Mohd.HamidAnsari 2.Dr.(Smt.)NajmaA.Heptulla 3.ShriRasheedMasood

PLAC E OF POLL RoomNo.62,1stFloor,ParliamentHouse,NewDelhi

RESULT OF ELECTION

Outof790electors,762(96.45%)electorsvotedattheelection.10voteswerefoundtobeinvalid.Outof752validvotes,Mohd.HamidAnsarisecured455votes,Dr.(Smt.)NajmaA.Heptullasecured222votesandSh.RasheedMasoodsecured75votes. Thequotarequiredforelectionwas752/2+1=376+1=377. Mohd.HamidAnsariwhosecuredtherequiredquotainthefirstroundofcountingasfirstpreferencevoteswasdeclaredaselectedon10.08.2007.HeenteredtheofficeofVice-Presidenton11.08.2007andhis term,asVice-President isup to10.08.2012.