Vice Presidential Election 2022
August 8 , 2022
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- 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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