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After Dhankhar Exit, Numbers Stack Up In Favour Of NDA For Vice Presidential Poll: Here’s How – Delhi News Daily

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Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh said the further constitutional process concerning vacancy in the Office of Vice President of India will be communicated as and when receivedHOW DOES IT WORK?HOW DOES NDA HAVE A COMFORTABLE EDGE?HOW DO THE POLLS TAKE PLACE?

Last Updated:July 22, 2025, 18:07 IST

Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh said the further constitutional process concerning vacancy in the Office of Vice President of India will be communicated as and when received

Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns: What's next for Vice President? (PTI File Image)

Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns: What’s next for Vice President? (PTI File Image)

A day after the surprise resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post of the vice president of India, there has been much speculation on social media about who will assume the office next – from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

The ruling NDA has a comfortable edge in the elections to the post of the next vice president, necessitated by Dhankhar’s exit on Monday (July 21).

The Union home ministry notified Dhankhar’s resignation on Tuesday, a day after he sent a letter to President Droupadi Murmu saying he was stepping down with immediate effect due to medical reasons.

The vice president of India is ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, whose deputy chairman Harivansh presided over the House soon after it met on the second day of the monsoon session in Parliament.

Harivansh told members that the further constitutional process concerning vacancy in the Office of Vice President of India will be communicated as and when received.

The vice president is India’s second highest constitutional office. He serves for a five-year term, but can continue to be in office, irrespective of the expiry of the term, until the successor assumes office.

Here’s all you need to know:

HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • The vice president is elected by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs. Nominated members of the Upper House are also eligible to cast their vote.
  • The 543-member Lok Sabha has one vacant seat – Basirhat in West Bengal – while there are five vacancies in the 245-member Rajya Sabha.
  • Of the five vacancies in Rajya Sabha, four are from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Punjab, where sitting member Sanjeev Arora quit the seat after being elected to the state assembly in a bypoll last month.
  • The effective strength of both the Houses together is 786 and the winning candidate will require to win 394 votes in the vice presidential election, considering all eligible voters exercise their franchise.

HOW DOES NDA HAVE A COMFORTABLE EDGE?

  • In Lok Sabha, the BJP-led NDA enjoys the support of 293 members in the 542-member House.
  • The NDA has the support of 129 members in Rajya Sabha, which has an effective strength of 240, assuming that the nominated members vote in support of the NDA nominee.
  • Hence, it has the support of 422 members among 786 members – the combined strength of both the Houses.

HOW DO THE POLLS TAKE PLACE?

  • According to Clause 2 of Article 68 of the Constitution, an election to fill a vacancy in the office of the vice president occurring due to his death, resignation or removal, or otherwise, will be held “as soon as possible” after it goes vacant.
  • The person elected to fill the vacancy will be entitled to hold office “for the full term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office”.
  • Article 66(1) of the Constitution provides that the election shall be held in accordance with the system of Proportional Representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot.
  • In this system, the elector has to mark preferences against the names of the candidates.

(With PTI inputs)

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