4 years ago
New Delhi:
Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.
The BJP-led NDA candidate won the election comfortably with 528 votes against Ms Alva's 182, the voting for which took place earlier today. The number of votes required to win was 372.
The 80-year-old Margaret Alva is a Congress veteran and has served as governor of Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, while the 71-year-old Jagdeep Dhankhar is a Jat leader from Rajasthan with socialist background.
Here are the Highlights on Vice President Elections 2022:
Aug 06, 2022 20:31 (IST)
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Margaret Alva after losing vice-president polls
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PM Modi meets vice president-elect Dhankhar
Aug 06, 2022 20:12 (IST)
Jagdeep Dhankhar's journey from a Rajasthan village to Vice President House
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Aug 06, 2022 20:09 (IST)
Jagdeep Dhankhar Is New Vice President, Defeats Margaret Alva
Aug 06, 2022 19:34 (IST)
725 MPs voted in the election of the Vice President: Sources
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Aug 06, 2022 18:06 (IST)
Around 93 per cent of MPs vote in vice presidential poll
Aug 06, 2022 14:56 (IST)
Prominent leaders of different states call on President Murmu amid Vice-President poll
Aug 06, 2022 12:56 (IST)
Aug 06, 2022 12:15 (IST)
Manmohan Singh casts his vote
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Aug 06, 2022 11:19 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi Votes As Polling Begins To Elect India's Next Vice President
Aug 06, 2022 11:06 (IST)
Vice-Presidential Poll: How voting works
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Aug 06, 2022 10:30 (IST)
Aug 06, 2022 10:03 (IST)
Voting for Vice-Presidential poll begins
Aug 06, 2022 09:30 (IST)
Margaret Alva faces an uphill task
Aug 06, 2022 08:07 (IST)
Mayawati Announces Support For Jagdeep Dhankhar
Aug 06, 2022 07:30 (IST)
