Part V · The President and Vice-President

Article 69 Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President.

This article prescribes the oath for the Vice-President. The oath or affirmation is made before entering office. It is subscribed before the President, or a person appointed by the President for the purpose. The Vice-President swears true faith and allegiance to the Constitution.

  1. Every VicePresident shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe before the President, or some person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say— "I, A.B., do swear in the name of God that I will bear true faith and solemnly affirm allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter.".

What it means

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This article prescribes the oath for the Vice-President. The oath or affirmation is made before entering office. It is subscribed before the President, or a person appointed by the President for the purpose. The Vice-President swears true faith and allegiance to the Constitution.

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