TNPSC Thervupettagam

Vice Presidential Election 2022

August 8 , 2022 841 days 874 0
  • The 14th Vice-Presidential Election was held on August 6, 2022.
  • Utpal Kumar Singh, the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha was appointed as the Returning Officer for the election.
  • NDA's candidate Jagdeep Dhankar was elected as the 14th Vice President of India.
  • The Electoral College consists of 245 Rajya Sabha members and 543 elected members of the Lok Sabha.
  • NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar won by 346 votes as he bagged 528 of the total 725 votes that were cast.
  • 15 votes were termed invalid.
  • Opposition candidate Margret Alva received 182 votes in the election.
  • The 80-year-old Alva is a Congress veteran
  • She also has served as governor of Rajasthan.
  • Out of 780 electors comprising elected and nominated members of the RS and elected members of LS, 725 electors cast their votes.
  • Total voter turnout was 92.94%.

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