The election for the 14th

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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

shall remain in office for a period of five years. The winner of this election is Jagdeep Dhankhar who succeeded

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as vice president on 11 August 2022. 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

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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.

Electoral system

The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the

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and of the

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. The nominated members of the upper house are also eligible to vote in the election process. Voting is done by secret ballot.

Election schedule

Under sub-section (1) of Section (4) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act 1952, the schedule for the election of the

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had been announced by the

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on 29 June 2022.

Electoral college

* Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was dissolved and President's rule had been imposed, so the all 4

seats of Jammu and Kashmir are vacant. * The only Rajya Sabha seat of

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is also vacant. * 3 nominated member seats in the Rajya Sabha are also vacant.

Candidates

National Democratic Alliance

United Opposition (India)

Results

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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , % of Votes
, - , , align="left", Jagdeep Dhankhar, , align="left", BJP , , 528, , 74.37 , - , , align="left", Margaret Alva, , align="left", INC , , 182 , , 25.63 , - , colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;", , - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Total ! style="text-align:right;", 710 ! style="text-align:right;", 100 , - , colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;", , - , - , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Valid Votes, , 710 , , , - , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Invalid Votes, , 15 , , , - , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Turnout, , 725, , 92.95% , - , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Abstentions, , 55 , , 7.05% , - , colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Electors, , 780, , style="background:#e9e9e9;", , -

References

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