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The 2012 Indian vice presidential election was held on 7 August 2012[1] to elect the vice president of India. Mohammad Hamid Ansari was the incumbent and the UPA candidate. The other prime candidate was the NDA's Jaswant Singh.[2][3]
Ansari then reelected as vice president.[4] In doing so, he became the first VP to be reelected since Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in 1957.
- ^ "BJP to field candidate for vice-president against Hamid Ansari". NDTV. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Jaswant Singh to give stature to vice-president poll contest". DNA India. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Ansari may write to MPs of UPA and supporting parties". DNA India. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Hamid Ansari gets second term as vice president". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.