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

2022 Indian vice presidential election

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Turnout	92.95% (5.26%)
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%
Vice President before election Venkaiah Naidu BJP Elected Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar BJP

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 mentioned houses 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]

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

Electoral college

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%)

• Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was dissolved and President's rule had been imposed, so the all 4 Rajya Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir are vacant.^[6]
• The only Rajya Sabha seat of Tripura is also vacant.^[7]
• 3 nominated member seats in the Rajya Sabha are also vacant.

Candidates

National Democratic Alliance

Main articles: Bharatiya Janata Party and National Democratic Alliance

Name	Born	Alliance	Positions held	Home state	Date announced	Ref
Jagdeep Dhankhar	(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73) Kithana, Rajasthan	National Democratic Alliance	Governor of West Bengal (2019-2022) Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1990–91) Lok Sabha MP from Jhunjhunu (1989–91) Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kishangarh (1993–98)	Rajasthan	16 July 2022	[4]

United Opposition (India)

Main articles: Indian National Congress and United Opposition (India)

Name	Born	Alliance	Positions held	Home state	Date announced	Ref
Margaret Alva	(1942-04-14) 14 April 1942 (age 82) Mangaluru, Karnataka	United Opposition	Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka (1974-1998) Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1984-1985, 1993-1996) Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (1985-1989) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (1991-1996) Lok Sabha MP from Kanara (1999-2004) Governor of Rajasthan (2012-2014) Governor of Uttarakhand (2009-2012) Governor of Gujarat (2014) Governor of Goa (2014)	Karnataka	17 July 2022	[8]

Results

Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2022

	Candidate	Party (Coalition)	Electoral Votes	% of Votes
	Jagdeep Dhankhar	BJP (NDA)	528	74.37
	Margaret Alva	INC (UO)	182	25.63
Total			710	100
Valid Votes			710
Invalid Votes			15
Turnout			725	92.95%
Abstentions			55	7.05%
Electors			780

See also

• 2022 elections in India
• 2022 Indian presidential election
• List of Indian vice presidential elections
• List of vice presidents of India
• Narendra Modi
• Droupadi Murmu
• Vice President of India
• Lok sabha
• Rajya Sabha
• Parliament of India
• President of india

References

1. "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. "BJP names Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as NDA candidate for Vice President". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
5. "How the Vice-President of India is elected: Know what it will take Venkaiah Naidu or Gopalkrishna Gandhi to win". The Financial Express. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
6. Malik, Zahoor (4 February 2022). "Jammu and Kashmir continues to be unrepresented in Rajya Sabha". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
7. "One more Rajya Sabha seat falls vacant after Tripura CM's resignation from Upper House". ThePrint. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
8. "Former Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition's vice presidential pick". India Today. Retrieved 17 July 2022.