2007 Indian vice presidential election

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2007 Indian vice presidential election
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  2002 10 August 2007 2012  
 
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Nominee Mohammad Hamid Ansari Najma Heptulla Rasheed Masood
Party INC BJP SP
Alliance UPA NDA Third Front (India)
Home state West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh
Electoral vote45522275
Percentage60.50%29.52%9.98%

Vice President before election

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
BJP

Elected Vice President

Mohammad Hamid Ansari
INC

The 2007 Indian vice presidential election was held on 10 August 2007 to elect the vice president of India to serve from 2007 until 2012. Mohammad Hamid Ansari from Indian National Congress was elected for the post. [1] The incumbent, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat did not seek re- election and instead ran for President in 2007 election, where he lost to Pratibha Patil. He subsequently resigned from VP four days before Patil's inauguration.

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Background

The term of vice-president of India is 5 years, as term of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was up to 18 August 2007, an election was needed to elect his successor. [1]

Electoral college

The electoral college consists of, all 245 Rajya Sabha members and all 545 Lok Sabha members, a total of 790 voters.

Officers

Returning Officer : Dr. Yogendra Narain, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
Assistant Returning Officers : N.C. Joshi & Ravi Kant Chopra

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Result

Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2007
Candidate
Party
Electoral Votes
% of Votes
Mohammad Hamid Ansari INC 45560.51
Najma Heptulla BJP 22229.52
Rasheed Masood SP 759.97
Total762100.00
Valid Votes75298.69
Invalid Votes101.31
Turnout76296.46
Abstentions283.54
Electors790

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