India

Population Statistics

1,251,695,584

Total Population

187,754,338

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

01 October 2007

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of India (1949, last amended 2012)

Updated: June 2015

Section 65, subsection 2 states:

When the President is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the Vice-President shall discharge his functions until the date on which the President resumes his duties.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of India (1949, last amended 2012)