New Delhi. Finally the moment has come for which we all were eagerly waiting. Which the whole country was waiting for. Which every politician of Indian politics was waiting for. At last that moment came and we all got to know about our new Vice President. Let us tell you that in the past, Dhankhar was declared as the candidate from the NDA side and Margaret Alva from the opposition side. Elections for the post of Vice President were held today. At the same time, after the election today, the election results have been announced today.
Delhi | NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar won by 346 votes as he bagged 528 of the total 725 votes that were cast. While 15 were termed invalid, Opposition candidate Margret Alva received 182 votes in the election: LS Gen-Secy Utpal K Singh pic.twitter.com/ZNHcbmftAU
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Let us tell you that in the Vice Presidential election, NDA’s candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has managed to win. He will be the next Vice President of the country, who will take oath on August 11. On the other hand, NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar won by 346 votes out of 725 with 528 votes. While 15 were declared invalid, the opposition candidate Margaret Alva got 182 votes in the election. 725 MPs voted in the election of the Vice President. About 93 percent of the MPs cast their votes in the voting on Saturday, while 55 MPs did not vote. These 55 absent MPs include 34 from TMC, 2 each from BJP-SP and Shiv Sena and one from BSP. Dhankhar has got more than 70 per cent votes.
While Venkaiah Naidu got close to 68 percent of the votes. According to sources, Jagdeep Dhankhar got 528 votes and Margaret Alva got 182 votes, while 15 votes were found invalid. At the same time, Margaret Alva had to bear the brunt of lack of unity among the opposition parties and she was defeated. Of these 55 absent MPs, 34 are from TMC, 2 each from BJP-SP and Shiv Sena and one from BSP. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) with 36 MPs had decided not to vote in the election.
At the same time, BJP has 303 MPs in Lok Sabha and 91 in Rajya Sabha. In this way she could have won Dhankhar on her own, but apart from this, 37 MPs of allies also got the support. At the same time, BJD, YSR Congress, Shinde faction of Shiv Sena, BSP, Akali Dal also voted in support of Dhankhar. 21 MPs from BJD, 31 from YSR Congress, 12 from Shinde faction of Shiv Sena, 11 from BSP and 2 from Akali Dal and about five nominated members also voted for Dhankhar.