paragraph_text: The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives presides over the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives. This post is second in line to the presidency -- after the vice president -- and is therefore the third highest - ranking national office overall. In practice, this post is the highest - ranking in Congress, because the president of the US Senate is the vice president, who has his / her office, and predominant responsibilities, at the White House, and therefore does not have a day - to - day presence at the Congress.

paragraph_text: No. Deputy Speaker Constituency Portrait Term Party From To M.A. Ayyangar Tirupati 30 May 1952 7 March 1956 Congress Hukam Singh Bhatinda 20 March 1956 31 March 1962 S.V. Krishnamoorthy Rao Shimoga 23 April 1962 3 March 1967 Raghnath Keshav Khadilkar Khed 28 March 1967 11 November 1969 George Gilbert Swell Shillong 27 March 1971 18 January 1977 Independent 6 Godey Murahari Vijayawada 1 April 1977 22 August 1979 Congress 7 G. Lakshmanan Madras North 1 December 1980 31 December 1984 DMK 8 M. Thambidurai Dharmapuri 22 January 1985 27 November 1989 ADMK 9 Shivraj Patil Latur 19 March 1990 13 March 1991 Congress 10 S. Mallikarjunaiah Tumkur 13 August 1991 10 May 1996 BJP 11 Suraj Bhan Ambala 12 July 1996 4 December 1997 12 P.M. Sayeed Lakshadweep 17 December 1998 6 February 2004 Congress 13 Charanjit Singh Atwal Phillaur 9 June 2004 18 May 2009 SAD 14 Kariya Munda Khunti 8 June 2009 18 May 2014 BJP 15 M. Thambidurai Karur 13 August 2014 Incumbent ADMK

paragraph_text: The first meeting of the congress was held from 15 -- 17 January 1914 at the premises of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Honorable justice Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, the then Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta presided over the Congress. One hundred and five scientists from different parts of India and abroad attended it. Altogether 35 papers under 6 different sections, namely Botany, Chemistry, Ethnography, Geology, Physics and Zoology were presented.

paragraph_text: President of the Republic of India State Emblem of India Flag of India Incumbent Ram Nath Kovind since 25 July 2017 Style Honourable (within India) His / Her Excellency (outside India) Residence Rashtrapati Bhavan Appointer The Electoral College of India Term length Five years Renewable Inaugural holder Rajendra Prasad Formation The Constitution of India 26 January 1950; 68 years ago (1950 - 01 - 26) Deputy Vice President of India Salary ₹500,000 (US $7,700) (per month) Website President of India

paragraph_text: The Minister of Railways is the head of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. The railway minister is usually accorded a cabinet rank, and is responsible for Indian Railways, the largest employer in the world. An important responsibility of the railway minister is to present in Parliament the Railway Budget, the Annual Financial Statement of Indian Railways. Piyush Goyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current Minister of Railways, serving since 3 September 2017. Railways Minister (India)

paragraph_text: The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia is the second - highest executive official in Liberia, and one of only two elected executive offices along with the President. The Vice President is elected on the same ticket with the president to a six - year term. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the president, the Vice President ascends to the presidency, which he or she holds for the remainder of their predecessor's term. The Vice President also serves as the President of the Senate and may cast a vote in the event of a tie. The current Vice President is Jewel Taylor, serving under President George Weah.

paragraph_text: The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article 324, and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act. The Commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election. Being a constitutional authority, Election Commission is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country's higher judiciary, the Union Public Service Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

paragraph_text: The union cabinet headed by the prime minister is appointed by the President of India to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive. Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha as per article 75 (3) of the Constitution of India. The prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of a majority in the Lok Sabha and shall resign if they are unable to prove majority when instructed by the president.

paragraph_text: The Vice President of Venezuela (), officially known as the Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (), is the second highest political position in the government of Venezuela. The Vice President is the direct collaborator of the Venezuelan President according to the Constitution. The office of Vice President appeared in the Constitution of 1830 until the Constitution of 1858, and once again in the Constitution of 1999. However, in its current (1999) incarnation, the office is more akin to a Prime Minister in systems as those of France and South Korea.

paragraph_text: Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was the tenth Vice President of India from 1997 until his death. Previously, he was Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997.

paragraph_text: The 25th Amendment, Section 1, clarifies Article II, Section 1, Clause 6, by stating unequivocally that the vice president is the direct successor of the president, and becomes president if the incumbent dies, resigns or is removed from office. It also, in sections 3 and 4, provides for situations where the president is temporarily disabled, such as if the president has a surgical procedure or becomes mentally unfit. Additionally, in Section 2, the amendment provides a mechanism for intra-term vice presidential succession, establishing that vice presidential vacancies will be filled by the president and confirmed by both houses of Congress. Previously, whenever a vice president had succeeded to the presidency or had died or resigned from office, the vice presidency remained vacant until the next presidential and vice presidential terms began; there were 16 such vacancies prior to 1967.

paragraph_text: President - Breanna Holbert, California Secretary - Erica Baier, Iowa Eastern Region Vice President - Gracie Furnish, Kentucky Southern Region Vice President - Ian Bennet, Georgia Central Region Vice President - Pipper Merritt, Oklahoma Western Region Vice President - Bryce Cluff, Arizona

paragraph_text: Executive: The President of India is the ceremonial head of state, who is elected indirectly for a five-year term by an electoral college comprising members of national and state legislatures. The Prime Minister of India is the head of government and exercises most executive power. Appointed by the president, the prime minister is by convention supported by the party or political alliance having a majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The executive of the Indian government consists of the president, the vice president, and the Union Council of Ministers—with the cabinet being its executive committee—headed by the prime minister. Any minister holding a portfolio must be a member of one of the houses of parliament. In the Indian parliamentary system, the executive is subordinate to the legislature; the prime minister and his or her council are directly responsible to the lower house of the parliament. The civil servants act as permanent executives and all decisions of the executive are implemented by them.

paragraph_text: Pramod Bhasin stepped down as President and CEO of Genpact, India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, becoming non-executive Vice Chairman in 2011.

paragraph_text: If both the President and the Vice President die, become permanently disabled, are removed from office, or resign - the President of the Senate or, in case of his inability, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, will act as President until a President or Vice-President is elected and qualifies.

paragraph_text: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan listen (help info) (5 September 1888 -- 17 April 1975) was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first Vice President of India (1952 -- 1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

paragraph_text: If no candidate for president receives a majority of electoral votes for president, the Twelfth Amendment provides that the House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote. If no candidate for vice president receives a majority of electoral votes for vice president, then the Senate will select the vice president, with each of the 100 senators having one vote.

paragraph_text: The Vice-President of India is also ex officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. When a bill is introduced in Rajya Sabha, vice-president decides whether it is a financial bill or not. If he is of the opinion, a bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha is a money bill, he would refer the case to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for deciding it.

paragraph_text: The Vice President of Nigeria is the second - in - command to the President of Nigeria in the Government of Nigeria. Officially styled Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Vice President is elected alongside the President in national elections. The office is currently held by Yemi Osinbajo.

paragraph_text: Vice-President of India State Emblem of India Flag of India Incumbent Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu since 11 August 2017 Residence Vice President House Appointer The Electoral College of India Term length Five years, renewable Inaugural holder Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1952 -- 1962) Salary ₹125,000 (US $1,900) per month (August 2017) Website vicepresidentofindia.nic.in

Question: Who is the present vice president of the group the priminister of india is responsible to?
Answer: M. Thambidurai