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Article 64: The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States

In plain words

The Vice-President is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and cannot hold any other office of profit. While acting as President under article 65, the Vice-President does not act as Chairman or receive the Chairman's salary.

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Official text

The Vice-President shall be ex officio Chairman of the Council of the States and shall not hold any other office of profit:

Provided that during any period when the Vice-President acts as President or discharges the functions of the President under article 65, he shall not perform the duties of the office of Chairman of the Council of States and shall not be entitled to any salary or allowance payable to the Chairman of the Council of States under article 97.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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