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Vice-Presidential Poll Results: BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (71) has won the vice presidential election by defeating joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva (80). He will take oath as the next vice president on August 11, a day after incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu's tenure ends on August 10. Polling to elect the next Vice President of India began at 10 am, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being among the first ones to vote. Opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi voted a little after noon. Out of the total 780 MPs, as many as 725 MPs voted till 5 pm. Of this, Dhankhar secured 528 votes over Opposition candidate Margaret Alva's 182. Vice-Presidential Poll Result LIVE Updates: Outgoing VP Venkaiah Naidu congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar, says his legal expertise will benefit country Outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on winning the vice presidential poll, saying his vast experience and legal expertise will benefit the country. "Heartiest congratulations to Shri Jagdeep Dhankar Ji on being elected as the 14th Vice President of India. The nation will greatly benefit from your vast experience and legal expertise. My best wishes for a successful and fruitful tenure," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu. Dhankhar won the poll bagging 528 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva's 182. He will take oath as vice president on August 11, a day ...

National Democratic Alliance candidate and former West Bengal Governor th Vice-President of the country. He secured 528 votes out of the 710 valid votes in the 16 th Vice-Presidential election held in Parliament on Saturday. The Opposition candidate and Congress leader, Margaret Alva, got 182 votes. Ms. Alva said by supporting Mr. Dhankhar “directly or indirectly”, some Opposition parties and their leaders had damaged their own credibility. Jagdeep Dhankhar steps into a polarised House Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh, who was the Returning Officer of the election, told reporters that of the 780 electors comprising of elected and nominated members of the Rajya Sabha and elected members of the Lok Sabha, 725 MPs voted. “The total elector turnout was 92.94%,” Mr. Singh said. The voting began at 10 a.m. and was closed at 5 p.m. The counting started at 6 p.m. and ended around 7.45 p.m. Out of the 725 votes, 15 were invalid and the total valid votes were 710, which is 97.93% of the total votes. The Opposition was expecting close to 200 votes based on the support announced by various Opposition parties. Just two out of the 36 Trinamool Congress MPs turned up for voting. The Opposition party had announced that they will boycott the poll as they were not consulted before announcing Ms. Alva’s candidature. Vice-President election 2022 | Updates Senior leaders congratulated Mr. Dhankhar over his victory. President Droupadi Murmu said the nation would benefit from...

• v • t • e The vice president of India ( Bhārat kē Uparāṣṭrapati) is the deputy to the ex officio chairman of the Election, oath and term [ ] Qualifications [ ] As in the case of the president, to be qualified to be elected as vice president, a person must: • Be a citizen of India. • Be at least 35 years of age. • Not hold any office of profit. Unlike in the case of the president, where a person is a member of the Election [ ] The vice president is elected indirectly, by an electoral college consisting of members (elected as well as nominated) of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) , by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is by secret ballot. The election of the vice president is slightly different from the election of the president as the members of state legislatures are not part of the electoral college but the nominated members of Rajya Sabha are part of it. The nomination of a candidate for election to the office of the vice president must be subscribed by at least 20 electors as proposers and 20 electors as seconders. Every candidate has to make a security deposit of The The election is held via After the election has been held and the votes counted, the returning officer declares the result of the election to the electoral college. Thereafter, the returning officer reports the result to the The vice president may resign office by submitting a letter of resignation to the president. The resignation...

President Ram Nath Kovind’s term ends on July 24, 2022, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun deliberations on selecting a new candidate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to face some steep political challenges in the next seven weeks, but, going by past events, the crises may turn into opportunities for him. If he manages to overcome the upcoming challenges, it would lay the foundation for his smooth return in the 2024 Parliamentary elections. It may also help Modi have persons of his choice get elected as President and Vice-President. But it is not going to be an easy ride for the Prime Minister. Next week’s Union Budget, the Uttar Pradesh elections set to start on February 10, and the elections for the new President of India are Modi’s top three concerns now. In all the three cases, he has to strike a balance between various competing demands and exceptions. His overarching emphasis would typically be on politics, as the decisions would greatly influence his party and his government’s future outcomes. What Modi’s 9 th Budget may bring The PM’s first crucial test will be the Union Budget — his government’s ninth — on February 1. The COVID pandemic and the farmers’ agitation have taken a toll on the Union government. So, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to make a few references to them in her Budget speech. The speech will also likely highlight the Centre’s vaccination achievement — on how around 170 crore Indians are now inoculated against COVID. Als...

Even as India waits for the results of the 16th Presidential elections with bated breath, the race for the selection of the next Vice-President of the country has also begun. M. Venkaiah Naidu's term as vice-president ends on August 10, and the election to choose his replacement will take place on August 6. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has chosen Jagdeep Dhankhar as its vice presidential candidate. The joint opposition has pitted Margaret Alva as their candidate against Dhankar. Filing his nomination in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said: "Not even in my dreams did I think that a common man like me would be given such an opportunity. A farmer`s son has filed his nomination today...Grateful to PM Modi and the leadership for this opportunity," said Dhankhar after filing his nomination.

Candidate for the National Democratic Alliance, Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th vice president of India on Saturday as he defeated the opposition’s candidate Margaret Alva. Dhankhar, a former governor of West Bengal, secured 528 votes against Alva’s 182. His victory margin was the highest since 1997. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the vice president-elect to congratulate him soon after his win and hailed the kisan putra’s victory saying it was at a time when India was observing ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Wishes poured in from various quarters after the election result was announced with Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi and chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday greeted Jagdeep Dhankar for winning the vice presidential election. Dhankhar won the poll bagging 528 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva’s 182. “Governor Thiru RN Ravi extended his warmest greetings and best wishes to Thiru Jagdeep Dhankar, @jdhankhar1 on him being elected the Vice-President of India,” a Raj Bhavan tweet said. Stalin, while greeting the Vice-President elect, hoped “the ideals enshrined in our Constitution will be upheld during your tenure besides strengthening the democratic debates in the Upper House.”“Congratulations and best wishes to Thiru @jdhankhar1 on being elected as the Vice President of India,” Stalin tweeted. Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S Ramadoss also congratulated Dhankar. Outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on ...

Former West Bengal Governor Opposition candidate Margaret Alva, who secured 182 votes, conceding her defeat said, though the election is over, “The battle for protecting our Constitution, strengthening our democracy & restoring the dignity of Parliament, will continue.” Mr. Dhankhar is the second leader from Rajasthan after Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to get elected the Vice-President of India. He will take oath on August 11, a day after incumbent M. Venkaiah Naidu (73) demits office. Congratulating his successor, the Mr. Naidu said, “The nation will greatly benefit from your vast experience and legal expertise.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Vice-President elect along with BJP national president J.P. Nadda. Conveying his congratulations to Mr. Dhankhar, the Prime Minister said, “At a time when India marks Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, we are proud to be having a Kisan Putra Vice President who has excellent legal knowledge and intellectual prowess,” Counting of votes had commenced after the election concluded at 5.00 p.m. Out of 780 electors, 725 electors cast their votes, with more than 50 MPs not exercising their franchise.. Of these 725 votes, 710 votes were found valid, and 15 were found invalid. Polling began at 10.00 a.m. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh were among the first ones to cast their votes. The Trinamool Congress, which has 39 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha, had already announced While two BJP MPs—Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dhotr...