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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
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No. 480/2022:- Whereas, the term of office of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice-President of India, is upto 10th day of August, 2022, in terms of Article 67 of the Constitution; and ( 3 Whereas, an election is due to be held, in terms of clause (1) of Article 68 of the Constitution, to fill the vacancy to be caused by the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent Vice-President before the expiration of term of his office; and
Whereas, under sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952), the Election Commission of India is required to so appoint the dates for the election to fill the office of the Vice-President of India that the election will be completed at such time as will enable the Vice-President thereby elected to enter upon his office on the 11thday of August, 2022;
Now, therefore, the Election Commission of India hereby –
(A) calls upon the Electoral College, referred to in Article 66 of the Constitution, to elect a person to fill the above vacancy in the Office of Vice-President of India before the expiration of the term of the incumbent Vice-President, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952), and the Rules and Orders made thereunder; and
(B) in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the said Act, appoints -
a) the 19thJuly, 2022 (Tuesday), as the last date for making nominations; b) the20thJuly, 2022 (Wednesday), as the date for scrutiny of the nominations; c) the 22ndJuly, 2022 (Friday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; and d) the 6thAugust, 2022 (Saturday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken.
By Order,