Article 62 of the Constitution of India

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Article 62 of the Constitution of India lays down the time frame and conditions for holding elections to fill vacancies in the offices of the President and Vice-President.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesToOffice President of India ⓘ
Vice-President of India ⓘ
authority Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ
bindingOn Election Commission of India ⓘ
Parliament of India ⓘ
Union executive of India ⓘ
concernsOffice Union executive head ⓘ
ex officio Chairman of the Council of States ⓘ
country India ⓘ
enforcedIn Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
ensures no prolonged vacancy in the office of President ⓘ
no prolonged vacancy in the office of Vice-President ⓘ
governs time frame for election to fill vacancy in the office of President ⓘ
time frame for election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President ⓘ
hasCitationForm Article 62, Constitution of India ⓘ
interpretedBy High Courts in India ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalNature mandatory provision ⓘ
legalSystem Indian constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInChapter Chapter I of Part V of the Constitution of India ⓘ
locatedInPart Part V of the Constitution of India ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
purpose to ensure continuity in the office of President ⓘ
to ensure continuity in the office of Vice-President ⓘ
relatedTo Article 56 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 65 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 68 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
relatedToProcess presidential election in India ⓘ
vice-presidential election in India ⓘ
setsCondition election to fill a vacancy caused by death, resignation or removal of the President shall be held within a prescribed time ⓘ
election to fill a vacancy caused by death, resignation or removal of the Vice-President shall be held within a prescribed time ⓘ
election to fill vacancy in the office of President must be held before the expiration of the term ⓘ
election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President must be held before the expiration of the term ⓘ
subject time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of President ⓘ
time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President ⓘ
typeOfRule procedural rule for elections ⓘ

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Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 → relatedTo → Article 62 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 62 of the Constitution of India → hasCitationForm → Article 62, Constitution of India ⓘ
linked to: Article 62 of the Constitution of India