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64
Year 2026
Constitution of India
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Part V — The Union
Article64
Article 64 — The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States
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.
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Article 64 deals with the Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States. Read the official clauses below for the exact rule, conditions, exceptions, and institutional powers. This overview is an orientation, not a substitute for the constitutional text.
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