2022 Indian vice presidential election

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2022 Indian vice presidential election

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 is 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 United Progressive Alliance and some non-UPA Parties. Hence, Jagdeep Dhankhar won the election by 528 votes defeating the United Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.He secured the highest electoral votes in more than 30 years

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2022 Indian vice presidential election

 2017 6 August 2022 Next 
Turnout92.95% (5.26% )
 
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Nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar Margaret Alva
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UO
Home state Rajasthan Karnataka
Electoral vote 528 182
Percentage 74.37% 25.63%
Swing 6.48% 6.48%

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Vice President before election

Venkaiah Naidu
BJP

Elected Vice President

Jagdeep Dhankhar
BJP

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The united opposition had many cases of cross voting thus providing greater strength to the NDA candidate.

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.[5] 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]

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S.No. Event Date Day
1. Issue of election commission's notification calling the election 5 July 2022 Tuesday
2. Last date for making nominations 19 July 2022
3. Date for the scrutiny of nominations 20 July 2022 Wednesday
4. Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures 22 July 2022 Friday
5. Date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken 6 August 2022 Saturday
6. Date on which counting, if required, shall be taken
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Electoral college

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House
NDA UPA 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%)
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Candidates

National Democratic Alliance

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Name Born Alliance Positions held Home state Date announced Ref
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Jagdeep Dhankhar
(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73)
Kithana, Rajasthan
National Democratic Alliance Rajasthan 16 July 2022 [4]
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United Opposition (India)

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Name Born Alliance Positions held Home state Date announced Ref
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Margaret Alva
(1942-04-14) 14 April 1942 (age 82)
Mangaluru, Karnataka
United Opposition Karnataka 17 July 2022 [8]
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Results

 
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Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2022
Candidate
Party (Coalition) Electoral Votes
% of Votes
Jagdeep DhankharBJP (NDA)52874.37
Margaret AlvaINC (UO)18225.63
Total 710 100
Valid Votes710
Invalid Votes15
Turnout72592.95%
Abstentions557.05%
Electors780
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References

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