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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met vice president-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday evening to congratulate him on his win.
BJP president JP Nadda also met Dhankhar at the residence of union minister Pralhad Joshi.
The meetings came soon after Dhankhar was declared winner in the vice presidential election with 528 votes in his favour against 182 bagged by joint opposition candidate Margaret Alva.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulates Dhankhar
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar for becoming the 14th vice-president of India. He also thanked opposition candidate Margaret Alva for “representing the spirit of joint-opposition”.
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PM Modi congratulates Dhankhar on becoming Vice-President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday to congratulate him on winning the vice-presidential polls.
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JP Nadda arrives to congratulate Jagdeep Dhankar
BJP chief JP Nadda arrived at the residence of NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi on Saturday, as soon as he won the vice-presidential polls and was declared Vice-President of India.
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NDA’s Jagdeep Dhankhar to become new Vice-President
NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar has the vice presidential election by 346 votes. Opposition candidate Margret Alva received 182 votes in the election.
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Counting of votes underway; result expected soon
The counting of votes to declare the next vice president of India began on Saturday. The result is expected soon.
The voting began earlier this morning at 10 am and concluded at 5 pm. The contest is between NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar, a former West Bengal Governor and the front-runner, and opposition candidate Margret Alva, a former union minister.
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Around 93% of MPs vote in vice presidential poll
Around 93 per cent polling was recorded in the vice presidential election on Saturday, with more than 50 MPs not exercising their franchise.
Officials said of the total 780 MPs, as many as 725 MPs voted till 5 pm when the polling concluded.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh cast their ballots early in the day, while opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi voted a little after noon, the officials said.
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Jairam Ramesh casts vote for Vice President election
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh casts his vote for the election of the Vice President, at Parliament House in New Delhi.
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Over 85 per cent votes were polled in the Vice Presidential election till 2 PM, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh casting their ballots early in the day, officials said.
Of the 780 MPs in both Houses — another eight Rajya Sabha seats are vacant — around 670 of them had cast their vote so far, they said.
The Trinamool Congress, which has 39 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha, has already announced its decision to abstain from this election.
National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Jagdeep Dhankhar (71) is pitted against Opposition’s Margaret Alva (80) for the post.
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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla arrived at the Parliament House in Delhi on Saturday to cast his vote for the Vice-Presidential elections
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla casts his vote for the Vice Presidential election, at the Parliament, in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/aiJISH8vCA