2022 Indian vice presidential election
6 August 2022
Turnout92.95% (5.26%Decrease)
 
Nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar Margaret Alva
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UO
Home state Rajasthan Karnataka
Electoral vote 528 182
Percentage 74.37% 25.63%
Swing 6.48% Increase 6.48% Decrease
Vice President before election

Venkaiah Naidu
BJP

 Elected Vice President

Jagdeep Dhankhar
BJP

The election for the 14th vice president of India 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 vice president of India shall remain in office for a period of five years.[1] The winner of this election is Jagdeep Dhankhar who replaced Venkaiah Naidu as vice president on 11 August 2022.[2][3] On 16 July 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar the then serving Governor of West Bengal was nominated as a vice-presidential candidate by the BJP.[4] 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.

Electoral system

The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the Rajya Sabha and of the Lok Sabha. The nominated members of the mentioned houses are also eligible to vote in the election process.[5] 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 Vice President of India had been announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 June 2022.[1]

S.No. Event Date Day
1. Issue of election commission's notification calling the election 5 July 2022 Tuesday
2. Last date for making nominations 19 July 2022
3. Date for the scrutiny of nominations 20 July 2022 Wednesday
4. Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures 22 July 2022 Friday
5. Date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken 6 August 2022 Saturday
6. Date on which counting, if required, shall be taken

Electoral college

House
NDA UPA Others
Lok Sabha
349 / 543 (64%)
91 / 543 (17%)
103 / 543 (19%)
Rajya Sabha
115 / 237 (49%)
50 / 237 (21%)
74 / 237 (31%)
Total
462 / 780 (59%)
141 / 780 (18%)
177 / 780 (23%)

Candidates

National Democratic Alliance

Name Born Alliance Positions held Home state Date announced Ref

Jagdeep Dhankhar		 18 May 1951
Kithana, Rajasthan		 National Democratic Alliance Rajasthan 16 July 2022 [4]

United Opposition (India)

Name Born Alliance Positions held Home state Date announced Ref

Margaret Alva		 14 April 1942
Mangaluru, Karnataka		 United Opposition Karnataka 17 July 2022 [8]

Results

 


Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2022



Candidate

Party (Coalition)
Electoral Votes

% of Votes




Jagdeep DhankharBJP (NDA)52874.37




Margaret AlvaINC (UO)18225.63







Total
710
100








Valid Votes710



Invalid Votes15



Turnout72592.95%



Abstentions557.05%



Electors780






See also




References




  1. 1 2  "Vice-Presidential poll on August 6". The Hindu. 29 June 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ↑  "Jagdeep Dhankhar takes over as 14th Vice President of India". odishatv.in. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ↑  "Jagdeep Dhankhar, former governor of Bengal, sworn in as 14th Vice President of India". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. 1 2  "BJP names Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as NDA candidate for Vice President". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑  "How the Vice-President of India is elected: Know what it will take Venkaiah Naidu or Gopalkrishna Gandhi to win". The Financial Express. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ↑  Malik, Zahoor (4 February 2022). "Jammu and Kashmir continues to be unrepresented in Rajya Sabha". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ↑  "One more Rajya Sabha seat falls vacant after Tripura CM's resignation from Upper House". ThePrint. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. ↑  "Former Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition's vice presidential pick". India Today. Retrieved 17 July 2022.








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