Vice-President Election 2022: Voting, result date and other details

The 2022 elections for the vice-president of India will likely be held on August 6. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has introduced Jagdeep Dhankhar as its vice-presidential candidate. Opposition events, led by the Indian National Congress (INC), have chosen Margaret Alva as their vice-presidential choose. Results for the vice-presidential election will seemingly be declared on the identical day as polling.

How is the vice-president of India elected?

The vice-president of India is elected by an electoral school consisting of members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, the 2 homes of the Indian parliament. The nominated members of those homes are additionally eligible to vote. Voting is completed by means of a secret poll.

The electoral school

• 543 members of Lok Sabha
• 237 members of Rajya Sabha
• 780 whole members

All 4 Rajya Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir are presently vacant

The sole Rajya Sabha seat of Tripura can be vacant

Three nominated member seats within the Rajya Sabha are vacant as nicely

Who are the nominees for this 12 months’s vice-presidential election?

Jagdeep Dhankhar

Dhankhar, 71, a BJP chief, was born in 1951 in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. A former lawyer, he served because the governor of West Bengal from July 2019 to July 2022. Previously, he has served as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, member of parliament, and a Minister of State within the Indian authorities.

Margaret Alva

Alva, 80, a Congress chief, is the joint VP candidate of the Opposition.

Born in Mangaluru, she has been elected to the Rajya Sabha 4 occasions and additionally received a Lok Sabha election. She has additionally served as a Union Minister of State and held the put up of governor in 4 states – Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.

List of VPs of India

India has seen 13 vice-presidents because the formation of the put up in 1952.

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the primary vice-president of India. He served for a interval of 10 years, from 1952 to 1962.
• Zakir Husain was the second Indian VP, who served between 1962 and 1967.
• VV Giri turned the third Indian vice-president in 1967 and served till 1969.
• Gopal Swarup Pathak, the fourth Indian VP, served in workplace from 1969 to 1974.
• BD Jatti served because the fifth vice-president of India. His time period started in 1974 and concluded in 1979.
• Mohammad Hidayatullah was the sixth Indian VP, who served between 1979 and 1984.
• Ramaswamy Venkataraman served because the seventh Indian vice-president. His time period started in 1984 and concluded in 1987.
• Shankar Dayal Sharma was the eighth Indian vice-president. He served as VP from 1987 and 1992.
• KR Narayanan, the ninth Indian vice-president, remained in workplace between 1992 and 1997.
• Krishan Kant was the tenth vice-president of India. His time period started in August 1997 and continued till his dying in July 2002.
• Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the eleventh Indian VP. He held the place from 2002 to 2007.
• Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the twelfth Indian VP, held the put up for 2 phrases, from 2007 to 2017.
• Venkaiah Naidu is the thirteenth and present vice-president of India, whose time period is because of finish in August this 12 months.

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