India, Aug. 7 -- The Election Commission of India(EC) on Thursday issued a notification for the September 9 election to the office of the Vice President of India with crucial dates in the procedure, hence kickstarting the nomination process.

The decision comes after a vacancy was created after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on July 21, citing health concerns.

The official notification from the EC on Thursday read that under clause (2) of Article 68 of the Constitution of India, an election to fill the said vacancy is required to be held as soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy.

"The Election Commission of India hereby calls upon the Electoral College to elect a person to fill the said vacancy in the office of th...