Article 66 of Constitution of India "Election of Vice-President"
(1) The Vice-President shall be elected by the members of
an electoral college consisting of the members of both
Houses of Parliament 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.
(2) The Vice-President shall not be a member of either House
of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State,
and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House
of the Legislature of any State be elected Vice-President,
he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on
the date on which he enters upon his office as
Vice-President
(3) No person shall be eligible for election as
Vice-President unless he-
(a) is a citizen of India;
(b) has completed the age of thirty-five years;
(c) is qualified for election as a member of the Council of
States.
(4) A person shall not be eligible for election as
Vice-President if he holds any office of profit under the
Government of India or the Government of any State or under
any local or other authority subject to the control of any
of the said Governments.
Explanation- For the purposes of this Article, a person shall not be deemed to hold any office of profit by reason only that he is the President or Vice-President of the Union or the Governor of any State or is a Minister either for the Union or for any State.
Article 67 of Constitution of India "Term of office of Vice-President"
The Vice-President shall hold office for a term of five
years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
Provided that -
(a) a Vice-President may, by writing under his hand
addressed to the President, resign his office;
(b) a Vice-President may be removed from his office by a
resolution of the council of States passed by a majority of
all the then members of the council and agreed to by the
House of the People; but no resolution for the purpose of
this clause shall be moved unless at least fourteen days'
notice has been given of the intention to move the reso
(c) a Vice-President shall, notwithstanding the expiration
of his term, continue to hold office until his successor
enters upon his office.
Article 68 of Constitution of India "Time of holding
election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President and
the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy"
(1) An election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration
of the term of office of Vice-President shall be completed
before the expiration of the term.
(2) An election to fill a vacancy in the office of
Vice-President occurring by reason of his death, resignation
or removal, or otherwise shall be held as soon as possible
after the occurrence of the vacancy, and the person elected
to fill the vacancy shall, subject to the provisions of
Article 67, be entitled to hold office for the full term of
five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.