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Vice-President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns – Simple Notes for Students

Vice-President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns

India’s Vice-President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on 21 July 2025 because of health reasons. His resignation was given to the President of India under Article 67(a) of the Constitution and was accepted on 22 July 2025.

Shri Dhankhar was the 14th Vice-President of India and served from 11 August 2022 to 21 July 2025. Earlier, he was the Governor of West Bengal (2019–2022).

He became only the third Vice-President in Indian history to resign before completing his term. The other two were:

  • V.V. Giri (1969) – resigned to contest the Presidential election
  • R. Venkataraman (1987) – resigned to contest the Presidential election

Eligibility for Vice-President

  • Must be Indian citizen
  • At least 35 years old
  • Qualified to be Rajya Sabha member
  • Registered voter in any parliamentary constituency
  • Cannot hold office of profit (except President, Governor, Minister)

Constitutional Provisions

Article Provision
Article 63 Provides for the Office of Vice-President (modelled on US Vice-President)
Article 64 Vice-President is Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Article 67 Term – 5 years
Article 67(a) Resignation – Addressed to President
Article 68(2) Election for vacancy to be held “as soon as possible” (no fixed timeline)
Article 66 Election by Electoral College (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha MPs) through Proportional Representation & Single Transferable Vote (Secret Ballot)

Key Points

  • No provision for Acting Vice-President – Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha presides in absence
  • Newly elected Vice-President serves full 5-year term, irrespective of predecessor’s term.

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