Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu became the 13th Vice President of India.
While Naidu secured 516 votes in his favour, Gandhi managed to get only 244
votes.
NDA nominee and former Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu was
elected as the 13th Vice President of India after comfortably defeating
Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the Vice-Presidential election on
Saturday. While Naidu secured 516 votes in his favour, Gandhi managed to get
only 244 votes. Reflecting on his thumping win, Naidu said, “I am very humbled.
I am also thankful to the Prime Minister and all party leaders for their
support.”
Over 98 percent voting was recorded in the vice-presidential
election. 771 out of 785 MPs have voted in the election, however 11 votes were
found to be invalid, said Assistant returning officer Mukul Pandey.
“Coming from an agricultural background, I never imagined I
would be here. Agriculture has no proper voice in Indian polity,” India’s vice
president-elect said after being elected. “I will seek to utilise the vice
presidential institution to strengthen the hands of the president and secondly
uphold the dignity of the Upper House,” Venkaiah Naidu added.
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