Executive Summary:
This document is a public notice from the Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025, providing information regarding the election process. It outlines the key dates and procedures for nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal of candidatures, and polling. The notice specifies deadlines for submitting nomination papers (August 21, 2025) and withdrawing candidatures (August 25, 2025).
Key Points / Main Content:
Nomination Process:
* Nomination papers can be delivered by a candidate, proposer, or seconder to the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officers at Room No. RS28, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi.
* The deadline for submitting nomination papers is 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, excluding public holidays.
* Each nomination paper must include a certified copy of the candidate's entry in the parliamentary electoral roll.
* A security deposit of Rupees Fifteen Thousand is required, payable in cash to the Returning Officer or via prior deposit in the Reserve Bank of India or a Government Treasury.
* Nomination paper forms are available at the Returning Officer's office.
Scrutiny and Withdrawal:
* Nomination papers will be scrutinized on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 11 a.m. in Room No. F100, Sangoshthi2, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi.
* Withdrawal of candidatures must be delivered to the Returning Officer by the candidate, proposer, or seconder (with authorization) by 3 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025, at the location specified for nomination papers.
Polling:
* If the election is contested, polling will occur on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the designated polling place.
Impact Analysis:
Candidates for Vice-President:
Impact: Must adhere to the specified procedures and deadlines for nomination, security deposit, and potential withdrawal.
Action Required: Submit nomination papers by August 21, 2025, including all required documentation and the security deposit. If desired, submit withdrawal of candidature by August 25, 2025.
Proposers and Seconders:
Impact: Responsible for delivering nomination papers on behalf of candidates and potentially withdrawing candidatures with proper authorization.
Action Required: Ensure timely delivery of nomination papers and withdrawal notices, if authorized, adhering to the deadlines.
Electors:
Impact: If the election is contested, they will participate in the poll on September 9, 2025.
Action Required: Be aware of the polling date (September 9, 2025) and the designated polling place.
Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers:
Impact: Responsible for overseeing the nomination, scrutiny, and withdrawal processes and conducting the election.
Action Required: Ensure the smooth and lawful execution of the election process according to the specified timelines and regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The governing body for the Delhi region in India, responsible for the publication of the Delhi Gazette.
Delhi: City in India, location of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer and the stated place of publication for the gazette notification.
Vice-President of India: The constitutional post that is subject of the election, as announced in the public notice.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952: The Act of Parliament that governs the election to the offices of President and Vice-President of India.
Election Commission: The Election Commission of India, which issued the initial notification for holding the Vice-Presidential election.
P.C. MODY: The Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025 and Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India. The secretariat is involved in the election process
Reserve Bank of India: One of the entities where the security deposit for the Vice-Presidential election can be made.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99
भारत सर कार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 34] दिल्ली, बहृ जस्ट्पतर्ार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रार्ण 16, 1947 [रा.रा.रा.क्षे.दि. स.ं 167
No. 34] DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 167
भाग II—I
PART II—I
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
कायाला य मख्ु य जनर्ाचा न अजधकारी, दिल्ली
अजधसचू ना
दिल् ली, 7 अगस्ट्त, 2025
स.ं म.ुच.ुअ./च.ुस.ं/ 102(55)/Pt. File/2025/284.—जनम्न जलजित को सर्ासाधारण की िानकारी के जलए
प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह:ै—
उपराष्ट्रपतीय जनर्ाचा न, 2025 के जलए
जनर्ाचा न अजधकारी का कायाला य
भारत के उपराष्ट्रपजत पि के जलए जनर्ाचा न सबं धं ी
सार्िा जनक सचू ना
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यत:, भारत के उपराष्ट्रपजत पि भरन े के जलए जनर्ााचन करन े के जलए, जनर्ााचन आयोग द्वारा, राष्ट्रपतीय और उप
राष्टर पतीय जनर्ााचन अजधजनयम, 1952 की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन अजधसूचना िारी की गई ह।ै ऐसे जनर्ााचन
के जलए जनर्ााचन अजधकारी, म,ैं पी.सी. मोिी एतद्द्वारा सूचना िेता ह ूँदक—
5284 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I]
(i) अभ्यर्थी या उसके दकसी प्रस्ट्र्थापकों या समर्थाकों म ें स े दकसी एक द्वारा नामजनिेिन पत्र जनम्नहस्ट्ताक्षरकता ा को कमरा
संख्या आरएस 28, प्रर्थम तल, संसि भर्न, नई दिल्ली जस्ट्र्थत उसके कायाालय म ें या यदि र्ह अपररर्िानीय रूप से
अनुपजस्ट्र्थत हो, तो सहायक जनर्ााचन अजधकारी, सुश्री गररमा िैन, संयुक्त सजचर्/श्री जर्िय कुमार, जनिेिक, राज्य
सभा सजचर्ालय को उक्त कायाालय में दकसी भी दिन (सार्ािजनक अर्काि-दिन से जभन्न) मध्याह्न पूर्ा 11 बिे स े
मध्याह्न पश्चात् 3 बिे के बीच, बृहस्ट्पजतर्ार, 21 अगस्ट्त, 2025 तक पररित्त दकए िा सकेंग;े
(ii) प्रत्येक नामजनिेिन पत्र के सार्थ उस संसिीय जनर्ााचन-क्षेत्र की जनर्ााचक नामार्ली में अभ्यर्थी से संबद्ध प्रजर्जि की एक
प्रमाजणत प्रजत लगाई िाएगी जिसमें अभ्यर्थी जनर्ााचक के रूप में रजिस्ट्रीकृत ह;ै
(iii) प्रत्येक अभ्यर्थी केर्ल पंद्रह हिार रुपय े की राजि िमा करेगा या िमा करर्ाएगा। यह रकम नामजनििे न पत्र प्रस्ट्ततु
करत े समय जनर्ााचन अजधकारी के पास नकि िमा की िा सकेगी या भारतीय ररज़र् ा बैंक या दकसी सरकारी ििान े
में इससे पहल े िमा की िा सकेगी और पश्चातकजर्थत ििा म ें ऐसी रसीि का, जिसमें यह िर्िात दकया हो दक उक्त
राजि िमा कर िी गई ह,ै नामजनिेिन पत्र के सार्थ लगाया िाना आर्श्यक होगा;
(iv) नामजनिेिन पत्रों के प्ररूप पूर्ोक्त कायाालय से पूर्ोक्त समय पर प्राप्त दकए िा सकेंगे;
(v) अजधजनयम की धारा 5ि की उपधारा (4) के अधीन नामंिरू दकए गए नामजनिेिन पत्रों से जभन्न, नामजनििे न पत्रों की
संर्ीक्षा उक्त कायाालय, कमरा संख्या एफ—100, सगं ोष्ठी—2, प्रर्थम तल, संसि भर्न, नई दिल्ली म ें िुक्रर्ार, 22
अगस्ट्त, 2025 म ेंिुक्रर्ार, 22 अगस्ट्त, 2025 को मध्याह्न पूर्ा 11 बिे की िाएगी;
(vi) अभ्यर्र्थता ा र्ापस लेने की सूचना अभ्यर्थी, या उसके प्रस्ट्र्थापकों या समर्थाकों में से दकसी एक द्वारा, िो अभ्यर्थी द्वारा
जलजित रूप स े इस जनजमत्त प्राजधकृत दकया गया हो, जनम्नहस्ट्ताक्षरकताा को उपरोक्त परै ा (i) में जर्जनर्िाि स्ट्र्थान म ें
सोमर्ार, 25 अगस्ट्त, 2025 को अपराह्न तीन बिे से पहल े पररित्त की िा सकेगी;
(vii) जनर्ााचन लड े िान े की ििा म,ें मतिान इन जनयमों के अधीन जनयत दकए गए मतिान के स्ट्र्थान म ें मगं लर्ार, 9
जसतंबर, 2025 को मध्याह्न पर्ू ा 10 बिे और मध्याह्न पश्चात ् 5 बिे के बीच होगा।
नई दिल्ली,
7 अगस्ट्त, 2025
पी.सी. मोिी, उपराष्ट्रपतीय जनर्ााचन, 2025 के जलए जनर्ााचन अजधकारी
और महासजचर्, राज्य सभा
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आिेि स े
टोंगजमनर्थांग जमसाओ, उप मख्ु य जनर्ााचन अजधकारी, दिल्ली[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 7th August, 2025
No. CEO/COE/102(55)/Pt. File/2025/284.—The following is published for general information:—
OFFICE OF THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF
ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA
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WHEREAS a notification under sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential
Elections Act, 1952, for the holding of an election to fill the Office of Vice-President of India has been issued by the
Election Commission I, P.C. MODY, the Returning Officer for such election, do hereby give notice that—
(i) nomination papers may be delivered by a candidate or any one of his proposers or seconders to the undersigned at
his office in Room No. RS-28, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, or if he is unavoidably absent, to the
Assistant Returning Officers, Ms. Garima Jain, Joint Secretary/Shri Vijay Kumar, Director, Rajya Sabha
Secretariat at the said office between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on any day (other than a public holiday) not later than
Thursday, the 21st August, 2025;
(ii) each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the entry relating to the candidate in the
electoral roll for the Parliamentary constituency in which the candidate is registered as an elector;
(iii) every candidate shall deposit or cause to be deposited a sum of Rupees Fifteen Thousand only. This amount may
be deposited in cash with the Returning Officer at the time of presentation of the nomination paper or deposited
earlier in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury and in the latter case a receipt showing that the
said deposit of the sum has been so made is required to be enclosed with the nomination paper;
(iv) forms of nomination papers may be obtained from the above said office at the time aforesaid;
(v) the nomination papers, other than those rejected under sub-section (4) of Section 5B of the Act, will be taken up
for scrutiny at the said office in Room No. F-100, Sangoshthi-2, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, on
Friday, the 22nd August, 2025 at 11 a.m.;
(vi) the notice of withdrawal of candidatures may be delivered by a candidate, or any one of his proposers or
seconders who has been authorised in this behalf in writing by the candidate, to the undersigned at the place
specified in paragraph (i) above before three o’clock in the afternoon of Monday, the 25th August, 2025;
(vii) in the event of the election being contested, the poll will be taken on Tuesday, the 9th September, 2025 between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the place of polling fixed under the rules.
New Delhi
Dated the 7th of August, 2025
P.C. MODY, Returning Officer For The Vice-Presidential Election, 2025
AND Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha
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By Order
TONGMINTHANG MISAO, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi
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