Constitution of India, 1949
66. 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.