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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
The united opposition had many cases of cross voting thus providing greater strength to the NDA candidate.
- ^ "Vice-Presidential poll on August 6". The Hindu. 29 June 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar takes over as 14th Vice President of India". odishatv.in. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar, former governor of Bengal, sworn in as 14th Vice President of India". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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