Vice President of India
| Vice President of the Republic of India | |
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| Bhārata Ke Uparāṣṭrapati | |
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Incumbent since 12 September 2025C. P. Radhakrishnan | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Mr. Vice President (informal) His Excellency (in diplomatic correspondence) |
| Status | Deputy Head of State Chairman, Rajya Sabha (ex-officio) |
| Abbreviation | VP/V-P |
| Residence | Vice President's Enclave |
| Seat | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Appointer | Electoral College of India |
| Term length | Five years Renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of India (Article 63) |
| Inaugural holder | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1950–1962) |
| Formation | 13 May 1950 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (in Rajya Sabha) |
| Salary | ₹400,000 (US$4,700) per month[1] |
| Website | vicepresidentofindia |
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The Vice President of India (ISO: Bhārata Ke Uparāṣṭrapati) is the deputy to the head of state of the Republic of India, i.e. the president of India. The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and first in the line of succession to the presidency.
The vice president is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and ranks 2nd in the Order of Precedence of India.[2]
Article 66 of the Constitution of India states the manner of election of the vice president. The vice president is elected indirectly by members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament and not the members of state legislative assembly by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is conducted by Election Commission of India via secret ballot.[3]
The vice president is also the Chancellor of the Panjab University, University of Delhi and Pondicherry University[4] and also Visitor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication. The position holder also serves as President of Indian Institute of Public Administration.
- ^ "President, Vice President, Governors' salaries hiked to Rs 5 lakh, respectively". www.timesnownews.com. February 2018.
- ^ "Order of Precedence of India" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Central Government Act: Article 66 in The Constitution Of India 1949". indiankanoon.org.
- ^ "Profile | Vice President of India | Government of India". vicepresidentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 7 August 2022.