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Aug 11, 2022 · Jagdeep Dhankhar becomes the 14th Vice President of India. pic.twitter.com/26m0SdZPXm. — ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2022. Dhankar, who was the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP )-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee for the vice-presidential post, defeated opposition‘s candidate Margaret Alva by a margin of 346 votes.
Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer, serving as the current Vice President of India since 2022. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry from 1990 to 1991.
Vice President of India is the second highest constitutional office in India and has been held by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu since 11 August 2017. The Vice President is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
The vice president of India ( IAST: Bhārat kē Uparāṣṭrapati) is the deputy to the head of state of the Republic of India, i.e. the president of India. The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and ranks second in the order of precedence and first in the line of succession to the presidency.
Vice President of India is the second highest constitutional office in India and has been held by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu since 11 August 2017. The Vice President is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
The vice-president is elected by an electoral college. Members of both Houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, make up the electoral college. The election is conducted using the...
Jul 6, 2022 · Explained: How the Vice President of India is elected, what the Constitution says about the post West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the NDA's candidate to succeed M Venkaiah Naidu. The Opposition has fielded Margaret Alva for the election scheduled for August 6.
