2022 Indian vice presidential election

2022 Indian Vice Presidential election
Turnout	92.91%
Vice President before election; Venkaiah Naidu; BJP	Elected Vice President ; Jagdeep Dhankhar; Bharatiya Janata Party

An election for Vice-President of India was held on 6 August 2022. The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India. Article 56(1) of the Constitution of India provides that the Vice President of India shall remain in office for a period of five years and held on 6 August 2022. The winner of this election is Jagdeep Dhankhar who replaced Venkaiah Naidu as Vice President of India.

On 16 July 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar the then serving Governor of West Bengal was nominated as a vice-presidential candidate by the BJP. 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.

Candidates

Name	Born	Alliance	Positions held	Home state	Date announced	Ref
Jagdeep Dhankhar	(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73) Kithana, Rajasthan	National Democratic Alliance	Governor of West Bengal (2019-2022) Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1990-91) Lok Sabha MP from Jhunjhunu (1989-91) Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kishangarh (1993-98)	Rajasthan	16 July 2022	^[1]
Margaret Alva	(1942-04-14) 14 April 1942 (age 82) Mangaluru, Karnataka	United Progressive Alliance	Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka (1974-1998) Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1984-1985, 1993-1996) Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (1985-1989) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (1991-1996) Lok Sabha MP from Kanara (1999-2004) Governor of Rajasthan (2012-2014) Governor of Uttarakhand (2009-2012) Governor of Gujarat (2014) Governor of Goa (2014)	Karnataka	17 July 2022	^[2]

Results

e • d
	Candidate	Party (Coalition)	Electoral Votes	% of Votes
	Jagdeep Dhankhar	BJP (NDA)	528	74.37%
	Margaret Alva	INC (UO)	182	25.63%

Total

Valid Votes			710
Invalid Votes			15
Turnout			725
Abstentions			55
Electors			780

References

↑ "BJP names Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as NDA candidate for Vice President". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
↑ "Former Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition's vice presidential pick". India Today. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

[:1-1] "BJP names Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as NDA candidate for Vice President". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

[:2-2] "Former Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition's vice presidential pick". India Today. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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