Topic of the day-Vice President of India with Issue and Questions for mains and prelims

Topics

1.What?

2.Need

3.Constitution provision

4.Election

5.Powers

6.Resignation and Removal

7.Comparison with other country

7.Issue

8.Qustn for mains

9.Qustn for prelims

----What?----

-2nd Highest Constitutional authority after President.

-----Need.-----

1.To backup the president--when he is unable to discharge his duty due to various reason.

------Constitution provisions-------

(Art-63 to Art-69)

1.Art-63-there shall be vice-president of india

2.Art-64-ex-offico chairman of Rajya Sabha

3.Art 65-act as president

4.Art 66-election 

5.Art 67-term of office-5 years

6.Art 68-time of holding election

7.Art 69-oath--by president

-----Election of V.President------

1.Process--proportional representation by means of single transferable of vote-Conducted by Election Commission

2.Secret Ballot

3.Member who elect-

A-all member of Lok Sabha.

B-all member of Rajya Sabha.

4.eligibility-

A-Citizen of India

B-Age-min 35

C-qualified for election to Rajya Sabha

D-no office of profit

5.Time of holding election

A-in case of completion of term----before completion of term

B-by death, resignation, removal or otherwise----as soon as possible

6.Election Dispute-petitioned to SC

------Powers------

1.Act as president due to death, impeachment, resignation or otherwise-----untill the data new president is elected

-act as president in case of absence, illness or otherwise----untill president resume office

~~~~~While acting as president has all 

A-Power

B-immunity

as that of president

2.As Chairman of Rajya Sabha-

---When acting as the president, he shall not perform the duty of Chairman of RS

-----Resignation and Removal----

Resignation--to president

Removal-by majority of all the member PRESENT and VOTING in RAJYA SABHA(not LOK SABHA)

----Controversy-----

1.Should president salute to national anthem always?

Issue--Hamid Ansari not soluting during republic day parade.

Law-

1.As per flag code of India-all person should face and stand in attention

2.There is a compulsion to salute when a person is in uniform

So accordingly Vice President Should not salute when he is not principle dignitary AMD wasn't in uniform

-----Comparison with US-----

Similarity

1.Head of Rajya Sabha-Head of Senate

2.act as president

Difference

1.Remain in office of president for the remainder period of president in case of removal, death or resignation.

2.Term-5 yr in case of India-4 yr US

Qustn for mains

1.Should the office of Vice-President need to be reformed from removal to providing more power to V.President?. Critically Analysis.

Qustn for Prelims

1.Select the correct statememt

(i)-Election for Vice President Shall be conducted within 6 months of vacancy of office of v.president.

(ii)-Election for President Shall be conducted within 6 months of vacancy of office of president.

(A)-both (i) and (ii) are correct.

(B)-only (i) is correct.

(C)-Only (ii) is correct.

(D)neither (i) nor (ii) is correct.