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Conditions of Office

The Constitution lays down the following two conditions of the Vice-President’s office:

1. He should not be a member of either House of Parliament or a House of the state legislature. If any such person is elected Vice-President, he is deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as Vice-President.

2. He should not hold any other office of profit.