## CONSTITUTION 66

### CONSTITUTION 66 — Election of Vice
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/66

> 66. Election of Vice-President.-(1) The Vice-President shall be
elected by the 1[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; and

1. Subs. by the Constitution (Eleventh Amendment) Act, 1961, s. 2, for "members of both
Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting" (w.e.f. 19-12-1961).
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(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 1*** of any State or is a Minister
either for the Union or for any State.