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M Venkaiah Naidu, the candidate of the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, will be India's 13th Vice President. Mr Naidu received 516 votes defeating the opposition's candidate, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who got 244 votes. A total of 771 out of 785 parliamentarians voted in the election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first to congratulate Mr Naidu on his victory. 90 per cent votes were polled within the first two hours, till 12 pm.
