Naidu got 516 votes while his opponent Gopalkrishna Gandhi won 244.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and former union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the 13th Vice President of India with 516 votes. On Saturday, PM Modi took to Twitter to congratulate M Venkaiah Naidu for becoming the Vice President of India. He wrote on Twitter; “Congratulations to @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu on being elected India’s Vice President. My best wishes for a fruitful & motivating tenure. I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, committed to the goal of nation building.”
He added: “My mind is filled with memories of working with @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu, in the Party & Government. Will cherish this aspect of our association.”
The term of incumbent Vice-President Hamid Ansari, who held the position for two consecutive terms, will come to an end on August 10.
Whereas, Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi has secured 244 votes. 760 votes were valid while 11 were invalid.
381 votes was the quota set to win the polls.
Total 771 out of 785 MPs cast their votes today.
However, it was revealed that 14 Members of Parliament (MPs) were not present during the voting process.
Voting for Vice Presidential Election ended with a total poll percentage of 98.21%.
The voting began at 10 a.m. earlier in the day.
The Vice-President is selected through a secret ballot by the members of the Electoral College consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
The nominated Members of Rajya Sabha as well as of Lok Sabha are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College and, therefore, are entitled to participate in the election.
Members of Parliament had to use special pens for marking their choice.
Votes marked with any other pen are liable to be rejected.
The ballot paper contained the names of the contesting candidates, but did not contain any election symbol.
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