Vice President of India

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. What is the constitutional designation?Deputy to the President of India and second-highest constitutional office
2. What is the succession?First in the line of succession to the presidency
3. How is the Vice President chosen?Members of both houses of Parliament vote for the Vice President using a secret ballot and a special voting system that gives everyone a fair chance.
4. What does the Vice President do in Parliament?The Vice President chairs the Rajya Sabha, the upper house, and helps keep debates orderly and fair.

Constitutional Office: A position established by the constitution with defined powers and responsibilities, integral to the governance structure.
Electoral College: A body of electors chosen to cast votes for a particular office, in this case, members of both houses of Parliament.
Proportional Representation: An electoral system where the number of seats a party wins is proportional to the number of votes it receives.
Single Transferable Vote: A preferential voting system where voters rank candidates, and votes are transferred if a candidate is elected or eliminated.