Making the announcement, Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal K Singh said, “NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar won by 346 votes as he got 528 votes out of the total 725 votes. 15 were declared invalid, while the opposition candidate Margaret Alva was nominated. Got 182 votes.” Result.
Dhankhar got 74.36 per cent of all valid votes. He has the highest victory margin in the last six vice-presidential elections held since 1997.
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Dhankhar, 71, who will also serve as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, succeeds M Venkaiah Naidu, whose term ends on August 10. Dhankhar will be at the 14th position. vice president of the country.
President Draupadi Murmu, who was elected last month, congratulated Dhankhar and said the nation would benefit from his long and rich experience in public life.
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— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) 1659797539000
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Elected Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence soon after his election to office… https://t.co/flwlkx4FLm
— ANI (@ANI) 1659797774000
Prime Minister Narendra Modi After the results were declared, Dhankhar was personally called to congratulate him at his residence in New Delhi.
Congratulations to Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar ji on being elected as the Vice President of India with immense support from across the nation… https://t.co/R9rUWIoNvq
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1659801144000
I thank all the MPs who voted for Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar ji. At a time when the elixir of freedom is being celebrated in India… https://t.co/yUs6vN9jtv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1659801185000
Many Union ministers and BJP leaders, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, congratulated Dhankhar on his victory.
Dhankhar’s rival Alva took to Twitter to congratulate him and thanked all the opposition MPs who voted for him in the election.
This election is over. Fight to protect our Constitution, strengthen our democracy and restore honor… https://t.co/CoVMghfJST
— Margaret Alva (@alva_margaret) 1659796582000
“The fight to protect our Constitution, strengthen our democracy and restore the dignity of Parliament will continue,” Alva said.
Alva also took a dig at some opposition leaders who voted in favor of Dhankhar, saying they have damaged their credibility.
“Unfortunately, some opposition parties, in an attempt to derail the idea of a united opposition, have decided to directly/indirectly support the BJP… harming their own credibility,” he said.
A total of 725 MPs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former PM Manmohan SinghVoted today in the country’s second-highest constitutional post election.
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— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) 1659796202000
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— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 1659796474000
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Dhankhar and thanked Alva for “representing the spirit of opposition united with grace and dignity”.
Congratulations to Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar ji on being elected as the 14th Vice President of India. Thanks to Mrs. https://t.co/IcL9RrSJFH
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 16597978050000
Nearly 93 per cent voting was recorded in which more than 50 MPs did not exercise their franchise.
While Modi and his predecessor Manmohan cast their votes early in the day, opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi And Rahul Gandhi voted shortly after noon.
The Trinamool Congress, which has 39 MPs, including 23 in the Lok Sabha, had already announced its decision to abstain from the polls. However, two of its MPs – Shishir Kumar Adhikari and Dibyendu Adhikari – broke ranks and cast their votes.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Commerce Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal were among the leaders who reached the Parliament building early.
Who is Jagdeep Dhankhar?
Dhankhar, a native of Rajasthan, is a former governor of West Bengal and was often in the news for his conflict with the Mamata Banerjee government and his party, the Trinamool Congress.
Born on 18 May 1951 in Kithana village of Jhunjhunu district of the state, he completed his schooling from Sainik School, Chittorgarh.
He pursued Physics at Rajasthan University and also completed LLB from the same university.
After this Dhankhar practiced in the Rajasthan High Court and Supreme Court.
He entered politics in 1989 and was elected to the Lok Sabha in the same year from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
Later, he served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandrashekhar-led Janata Dal government.
From 1993–1998, Dhankhar represented the Kishangarh constituency of Ajmer district in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
He belongs to the Jat community, and is set to take oath as India’s first OBC vice-president.
(with inputs from agencies)
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