ECI finalises electoral college list for V-P election

New Delhi

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (July 31, 2025) said that it has finalised the electoral college list for the Vice-Presidential election. It will be available from the date of notification, “which is likely to be announced soon”, it said.

The Vice-Presidential election was necessitated by the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21. It led to a rare mid-term vacancy in the second highest constitutional position of the country.

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1The ECI is mandated to conduct the election to the office of the Vice-President of India under Article 324 of the Constitution. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college comprising the elected and nominated members of the Rajya Sabha, as well as the elected members of the Lok Sabha.

In compliance with Rule 40 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, the ECI is mandated to prepare and maintain an updated list of the members of this electoral college, along with their latest addresses.

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“Accordingly, the Commission has finalised the electoral college list for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025. These members are listed in a continuous serial order, arranged alphabetically based on the State/Union Territory of their respective Houses,” the ECI said in a statement on Thursday (July 31, 2025).

It added that the Electoral College list will be available for purchase at a counter set up in the Election Commission of India from the date of notification, “which is likely to be announced soon”.

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The poll body had last week kicked off the process for holding Vice-Presidential polls by appointing the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha, P.C. Mody, as the Returning Officer.

It has also appointed Garima Jain, Joint Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, and Vijay Kumar, Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, as Assistant Returning Officers for the election.