Vice Presidential Polls 2022: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new VP, defeats Margaret Alva

Vice Presidential Polls 2022 Live Updates: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar defeated Margaret Alva to become the next Vice President of India.

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Vice Presidential Polls 2022 Live Updates: NDA's candidate Jagdeep Dhankar was elected as the 14th Vice President of India by defeating Opposition's Margaret Alva. Dhankhar will succeed incumbent Venkaiah Naidu, whose term as the VP ends on Aug 10. 

Jagdeep Dhankhar was in an advantageous position with the support of several parties like Janta Dal (United), YSRCP, BSP, AIADMK and Shiv Sena. He won by a massive margin and bagged 528 votes against Margaret Alva who received 182 votes. 

The 80-year-old Alva is a Congress veteran and has served as governor of Rajasthan, while the 71-year-old Dhankhar is a Jat leader from Rajasthan with socialist background. 

The polling was held from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and the ballots are being counted immediately after that. 

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06 August 2022

22:05 IST

President Droupadi Murmu congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar

Congratulations to Jagdeep Dhankhar on being elected the Vice President of India. The nation will benefit from your long and rich experience of public life. My best wishes for a productive and successful tenure: President of India

22:03 IST

I am happy that the son of a farmer has become a Vice-President. He has served successfully as a (BJP) worker. Even as the Governor of West Bengal, he fulfilled his responsibilities: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (ANI)