Vice-Presidental Election 2022 Live: Congratulations pour in for Dhankhar on winning VP poll
New Delhi, Aug 06: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was declared elected as the Vice President of India on Saturday after he bagged 528 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva's 182.
Dhankhar, 71, will succeed M Venkaiah Naidu who demits office August 10. The returning officer of the vice presidential election said of the total 780 electors, 725 cast their ballots but 15 votes were found to be invalid.
The turnout was 92.94 per cent, he said, adding that a candidate needed 356 votes to get elected. Of all the valid votes, Dhankhar secured 74.36 per cent. He has the highest winning margin in the last six vice presidential elections held since 1997.
As many as 55 MPs did not vote in the vice presidential election held from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday. The Trinamool Congress, which has a total of 36 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha, had abstained from the election.
However, two of its MPs had cast their ballots. The numbers were stacked in favour of Dhankhar as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) enjoys an absolute majority in Lok Sabha and has clear advantage in Rajya Sabha.
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Met the newly elected Vice President of India, Shri @jdhankhar1 Ji and congratulated him.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 6, 2022
भारत के नवनिर्वाचित उपराष्ट्रपति श्री @jdhankhar1 जी से भेंट कर उन्हें बधाई दी। pic.twitter.com/xoTdd4wZt3
Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reach the residence of newly elected Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi pic.twitter.com/XuXZl7AlYv
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2022
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visits the residence of Vice-President elect Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi, to congratulate him on the same. pic.twitter.com/ue6CtDYdIf
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2022
#WATCH | Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda & Vice-President elect Jagdeep Dhankhar engage in a conversation, as PM Modi leaves from the residence of Dhankhar after congratulating him on being elected the Vice President of India pic.twitter.com/1DnEhvbh7S
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#WATCH | Rajasthan: Locals in Jhunjhunu, the native place of NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar, burst into celebrations after his election the the office of Vice President of India pic.twitter.com/980QyGdxdf
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PM Narendra Modi meets Vice-President elect Jagdeep Dhankhar soon after his election to the office, at his residence in Delhi pic.twitter.com/7BvYOurskk
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NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar duly elected to the Office of the Vice President of India pic.twitter.com/9m4pszN2gP
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