2022 Indian vice presidential election

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2022 Indian vice presidential election
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Turnout92.95% (Decrease2.svg 5.26%)
 
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee addressing at the inauguration of the Orientation Programme for the media persons accredited to the press gallery of Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on July 28, 2006 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar Margaret Alva
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UO
Home state Rajasthan Karnataka
Electoral vote528182
Percentage74.37%25.63%
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Vice President before election

Venkaiah Naidu
BJP

Elected Vice President

Jagdeep Dhankhar
BJP

The election for the 14th vice president of India was held on 6 August 2022. The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India. Article 67 of the Constitution of India provides that the vice president of India shall remain in office for a period of five years. [1] The winner of this election was Jagdeep Dhankhar who succeeded Venkaiah Naidu as vice president on 11 August 2022. [2] [3] On 16 July 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar the then serving Governor of West Bengal was nominated as a vice-presidential candidate by the BJP. [4] On 17 July 2022, Margaret Alva was announced as the vice-presidential candidate by the UO and some non-UO Parties. Hence, Jagdeep Dhankhar won the election by 528 votes defeating the United Opposition candidate Margaret Alva. It was the vice-presidential election with the largest margin of victory since the 1992.

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Electoral system

The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the Rajya Sabha and of the Lok Sabha. The nominated members of the upper house are also eligible to vote in the election process. Voting is done by secret ballot.

Election schedule

Under sub-section (1) of Section (4) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act 1952, the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India had been announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 June 2022. [1]

S.No.EventDateDay
1.Issue of election commission's notification calling the election5 July 2022Tuesday
2.Last date for making nominations19 July 2022
3.Date for the scrutiny of nominations20 July 2022Wednesday
4.Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures22 July 2022Friday
5.Date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken6 August 2022Saturday
6.Date on which counting, if required, shall be taken

Electoral college

House
NDA UO Others
Lok Sabha
349 / 543 (64%)
91 / 543 (17%)
103 / 543 (19%)
Rajya Sabha
115 / 237 (49%)
50 / 237 (21%)
74 / 237 (31%)
Total
462 / 780 (59%)
141 / 780 (18%)
177 / 780 (23%)

Candidates

National Democratic Alliance

NameBornAlliancePositions heldHome stateDate announcedRef
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Jagdeep Dhankhar 		18 May 1951 (age 74)
Kithana, Rajasthan 		National Democratic Alliance Rajasthan 16 July 2022 [4]

United Opposition

NameBornAlliancePositions heldHome stateDate announcedRef
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee addressing at the inauguration of the Orientation Programme for the media persons accredited to the press gallery of Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on July 28, 2006 (cropped).jpg
Margaret Alva 		14 April 1942 (age 83)
Mangaluru, Karnataka 		United Opposition (India) Karnataka 17 July 2022 [7]

Results

Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2022
Candidate
Party (Coalition)Electoral Votes
% of Votes
Jagdeep Dhankhar BJP (NDA)52874.37
Margaret Alva INC (UO)18225.63
Total710100
Valid Votes710
Invalid Votes15
Turnout72592.95%
Abstentions557.05%
Electors780

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Vice-Presidential poll on August 6". The Hindu. 29 June 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jagdeep Dhankhar takes over as 14th Vice President of India". odishatv.in. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jagdeep Dhankhar, former governor of Bengal, sworn in as 14th Vice President of India". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "BJP names Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as NDA candidate for Vice President". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Malik, Zahoor (4 February 2022). "Jammu and Kashmir continues to be unrepresented in Rajya Sabha". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "One more Rajya Sabha seat falls vacant after Tripura CM's resignation from Upper House". ThePrint. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Former Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition's vice presidential pick". India Today. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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