Vice Presidential Poll 2022 live updates: Jagdeep Dhankar elected new Vice President of India
Vice Presidential Poll 2022: Jagdeep Dhankhar got 528 votes against opposition candidate Margaret Alva who got 182 votes.
Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as India's new Vice President on Saturday. He got 528 votes against opposition candidate Margaret Alva who got 182 votes.
Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh, who was the presiding officer for the 16th Vice Presidential election, said that of the 780 MPs eligible to cast votes, 725 MPs cast their vote. Fifteen votes were found invalid and 710 votes were valid.
The polling to elect the new vice president began at 10 am today and concluded at 5 pm. The counting of votes began after 6 pm.
Margaret Alva was named as the vice presidential candidate by opposition parties, led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Members of India's Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, the country's two houses of parliament, make up the electoral college that chooses the vice-president of the country. Members of these houses who have been nominated may also cast ballots. The voting process uses a secret ballot.
790 people make up the entire electoral college that is in Rajya Sabha, 233 elected members and 12 nominated members. In Lok Sabha, 543 elected members and 2 nominated members. A candidate needs 20 MPs to propose the nomination and another 20 MPs to second it in order for it to pass. The candidate must provide a Rs 15,000 security deposit.
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Vice Presidential Poll 2022: Jagdeep Dhankhar got 528 votes against opposition candidate Margaret Alva who got 182 votes.
BJP leaders including BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi among others, meet with Vice President-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence in Delhi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulates Vice-President elect Jagdeep Dhankhar for becoming the 14th Vice-President of India.
Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva congratulates NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar on winning the polls.
PM Narendra Modi meets Vice-President elect Jagdeep Dhankhar soon after his election to the office, at his residence in Delhi.
NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar declared the Vice President of India.
NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar declared the Vice President of India.
The counting process begins for the Vice President election in Parliament.
Voting for electing India’s next Vice-President has been completed. Results will be announced later today. The next Vice-President will take the oath of office on August 11.
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71-year-old former West Bengal governor and nominee of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Jagdeep Dhankhar faces up against joint candidate of the opposition Margaret Alva (80). There is no question that Dhankhar has the upper hand over his opponent, thanks to the overwhelming support of BJP legislators in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
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Votes will be tallied today, and the new Vice President will take the oath of office on August 11, one day after the term of existing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu expires.
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According to official data, the Electoral College for the VP elections in 2022 will have 790 members, including 233 elected Rajya Sabha members and 12 nominated members and 543 elected Lok Sabha members and two nominated members.
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