Margaret Alva vs Jagdeep Dhankhar: Polling to elect subsequent Vice-President begins; PM Modi casts vote
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By PTI
NEW DELHI: Polling to elect the subsequent Vice President of India started at 10 am, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being among the many first ones to forged vote.
The polling will proceed until 5 pm, following which the counting of ballots will happen.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (71) is pitted towards joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva (80).
With the ruling BJP having an absolute majority within the Lok Sabha and 91 members within the Rajya Sabha, Dhankhar has a transparent edge over his rival.
He is more likely to succeed incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu, whose tenure ends on August 10.
All MPs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, together with nominated members, are entitled to vote within the vice presidential election.
The two Houses of Parliament collectively have a sanctioned energy of 788 MPs, of which there are eight vacancies within the Upper House.
Hence, 780 MPs are eligible to forged their poll on this election.
NEW DELHI: Polling to elect the subsequent Vice President of India started at 10 am, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being among the many first ones to forged vote.
The polling will proceed until 5 pm, following which the counting of ballots will happen.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (71) is pitted towards joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva (80).
With the ruling BJP having an absolute majority within the Lok Sabha and 91 members within the Rajya Sabha, Dhankhar has a transparent edge over his rival.
He is more likely to succeed incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu, whose tenure ends on August 10.
All MPs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, together with nominated members, are entitled to vote within the vice presidential election.
The two Houses of Parliament collectively have a sanctioned energy of 788 MPs, of which there are eight vacancies within the Upper House.
Hence, 780 MPs are eligible to forged their poll on this election.
