Q. Consider the following statement with respect to election of VICE President:
1. It consists of both elected and nominated members of the Parliament
2. It include the members of the state legislative assemblies
Which of the above given statements is/ are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
The Vice-President, like the president, is elected not directly by the people but by the method of indirect election. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament.
Thus, this Electoral College is different from the Electoral College for the election of the President in the following two respects:
- It consists of both elected and nominated members of the Parliament (in the case of president, only elected members).
- It does not include the members of the state legislative assemblies (in the case of President, the elected members of the state legislative assemblies are included).
Explaining the reason for this difference, Dr B R Ambedkar observed:
Sources: Laxmikanth
