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The Vice-president is the presiding officer of Rajya Sabha.

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The above statement is true.
The Vice president is the presiding officer or ex-officio chairman of the Upper House of parliament. The Vice president looks at and checks the daily business of Rajya Sabha. The Deputy Chairman also assists him during a session of the house. The method of election of the vice president is proportional representation through the single transferable vote. The Vice President of India is not directly elected by the citizens but a member of the Electoral College consisting of both houses of the parliament. The state legislature does not take part in the election of the vice president. After the president, the vice president along with the prime Minister holds the title of 2nd person of India.

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