Executive Summary:
This public notice, issued by the Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential Election 2025, announces the election process according to the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952. It specifies deadlines and procedures for nomination paper submission, scrutiny, and withdrawal of candidatures. The election, if contested, is scheduled for September 9, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
Nomination Process:
* Nomination papers can be delivered by a candidate, proposer, or seconder at Room No. RS28, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on any day other than a public holiday.
* The deadline for submitting nomination papers is Thursday, August 21, 2025.
* Each nomination paper must include a certified copy of the candidate's electoral roll entry for their Parliamentary constituency.
* 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 specified office.
Scrutiny and Withdrawal:
* Nomination papers will be scrutinised 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 by the candidate, proposer, or seconder (authorised in writing) at the place specified for nominations by 3 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025.
Election Details:
* If the election is contested, the poll will be held 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 nomination, scrutiny, and withdrawal processes and deadlines to participate in the election.
* Action Required: Submit nomination papers with required documentation and deposit by August 21, 2025. Consider attending the scrutiny on August 22, 2025, and adhere to the withdrawal deadline if applicable.
Proposers and Seconders:
* Impact: Required to support candidates during the nomination process and may act on behalf of the candidate for nomination and withdrawal.
* Action Required: Ensure availability to submit or withdraw nomination papers by the specified deadlines, if authorised.
Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers:
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing and managing the election process, including accepting nominations, conducting scrutiny, and managing withdrawals.
* Action Required: Ensure availability at the designated location to oversee election processes.
Electors:
* Impact: May be required to vote on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, if the election is contested.
* Action Required: Be aware of the polling date, time and location.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: The location where the Public Notice regarding the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025 was issued.
Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952: The Act under which the notification for holding the election to fill the Office of Vice-President of India was issued.
Election Commission: The organization that issued the notification under subsection 1 of Section 4 of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952.
P.C. MODY: The Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025.
Vice-President of India: The office for which an election is being held.
Parliament House, New Delhi: The location where nomination papers are to be delivered and scrutiny will take place.
Reserve Bank of India: One of the institutions where the deposit for the nomination paper can be made.
Rajya Sabha: P.C. Mody is the Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
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स.ं 34] िई ददल्ली, बृहजस्ट्पतर्ार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रार्ण 16, 1947
No. 34] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
उपराष्टर पतीय जिर्ाचा ि, 2025 के जलए जिर्ाचा ि अजधकारी का कायाला य
भारत के उपराष्टर पजत पद के जलए जिर्ााचि संबंधी
सार्िा जिक सचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 7 अगस्ट् त, 2025
आ.अ. 34(अ).— यत:, भारत के उपराष्टर पजत पद भरि े के जलए जिर्ााचि करि े के जलए, जिर्ााचि आयोग द्वारा,
राष्टर पतीय और उपराष्टर पतीय जिर्ााचि अजधजियम, 1952 की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के अधीि अजधसूचिा िारी की गई
ह।ै ऐसे जिर्ााचि के जलए जिर्ाचा ि अजधकारी, म,ैं पी.सी. मोदी एतद्द्वारा सूचिा देता ह ूँदक—
(i) अभ्यर्थी या उसके दकसी प्रस्ट्र्थापकों या समर्थाकों में स े दकसी एक द्वारा िामजिदेिि पत्र जिम्नहस्ट्ताक्षरकता ा
को कमरा संख्या आरएस 28, प्रर्थम तल, संसद भर्ि, िई ददल्ली जस्ट्र्थत उसके कायाालय म ें या यदद र्ह
अपररर्िािीय रूप स े अिपु जस्ट्र्थत हो, तो सहायक जिर्ााचि अजधकारी, सुश्री गररमा ििै , सयं ुक्त सजचर्/
श्री जर्िय कुमार, जिदिे क, राज्य सभा सजचर्ालय को उक्त कायाालय म ेंदकसी भी ददि (सार्ािजिक अर्काि-
ददि स े जभन्न) मध्याह्ि पूर्ा 11 बि े स े मध्याह्ि पश्चात ् 3 बि े के बीच, बृहस्ट्पजतर्ार, 21 अगस्ट्त, 2025
तक पररदत्त दकए िा सकेंगे;
(ii) प्रत्येक िामजिदेिि पत्र के सार्थ उस संसदीय जिर्ााचि-क्षत्रे की जिर्ााचक िामार्ली म ें अभ्यर्थी स े संबद्ध
प्रजर्जि की एक प्रमाजणत प्रजत लगाई िाएगी जिसम ेंअभ्यर्थी जिर्ााचक के रूप म ेंरजिस्ट्रीकृत ह;ै
5276 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
(iii) प्रत्येक अभ्यर्थी केर्ल पंद्रह हिार रुपय े की राजि िमा करेगा या िमा करर्ाएगा। यह रकम िामजिदेिि
पत्र प्रस्ट्तुत करत े समय जिर्ााचि अजधकारी के पास िकद िमा की िा सकेगी या भारतीय ररज़र्ा बैंक या
दकसी सरकारी खिािे म ें इससे पहले िमा की िा सकेगी और पश्चातकजर्थत दिा म ें ऐसी रसीद का, जिसम ें
यह दर्िात दकया हो दक उक्त राजि िमा कर दी गई ह,ै िामजिदेिि पत्र के सार्थ लगाया िािा आर्श्यक
होगा;
(iv) िामजिदेिि पत्रों के प्ररूप पूर्ोक्त कायाालय स े पूर्ोक्त समय पर प्राप्त दकए िा सकेंग;े
(v) अजधजियम की धारा 5ख की उपधारा (4) के अधीि िामिं ूर दकए गए िामजिदेिि पत्रों स े जभन्न,
िामजिदेिि पत्रों की संर्ीक्षा उक्त कायाालय, कमरा संख्या एफ—100, सगं ोष्ठी—2, प्रर्थम तल, संसद भर्ि,
िई ददल्ली म ें िुक्रर्ार, 22 अगस्ट्त, 2025 म ें िुक्रर्ार, 22 अगस्ट्त, 2025 को मध्याह्ि पर्ू ा 11 बि े की
िाएगी;
(vi) अभ्यर्र्थाता र्ापस लिे े की सूचिा अभ्यर्थी, या उसके प्रस्ट्र्थापकों या समर्थाकों म ें से दकसी एक द्वारा, िो
अभ्यर्थी द्वारा जलजखत रूप स े इस जिजमत्त प्राजधकृत दकया गया हो, जिम्नहस्ट्ताक्षरकताा को उपरोक्त परै ा (i)
म ें जर्जिर्दाि स्ट्र्थाि म ेंसोमर्ार, 25 अगस्ट्त, 2025 को अपराह्ि तीि बि े स ेपहल े पररदत्त की िा सकेगी;
(vii) जिर्ााचि लड ेिाि ेकी दिा म,ें मतदाि इि जियमों के अधीि जियत दकए गए मतदाि के स्ट्र्थाि म ेंमगं लर्ार,
9 जसतंबर, 2025 को मध्याह्ि पूर्ा 10 बि ेऔर मध्याह्ि पश्चात् 5 बि ेके बीच होगा।
िई ददल्ली,
7 अगस्ट्त, 2025
[फा. सं. RS/VPE/10/2025-T]
पी. सी. मोदी, उपराष्टर पतीय जिर्ााचि, 2025 के जलए जिर्ााचि अजधकारी
और महासजचर्, राज्य सभा[भाग II—खण् ड 3(iii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
OFFICE OF THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2025
ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2025
O.N. 34(E).— 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
[F. No. RS/VPE/10/2025-T]
P.C. MODY, Returning Officer For the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025
and Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha
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