2017 Indian vice presidential election

2017 Indian vice presidential election
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Turnout98.21%
 
Nominee Venkaiah Naidu Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Party BJP Independent
Alliance NDA UPA
Home state Andhra Pradesh Delhi
Electoral vote 516 244
Percentage 67.89% 32.11%
Swing 35.20% Increase 35.20% Decrease
Vice President before election

Mohammad Hamid Ansari
INC

Elected Vice President

Venkaiah Naidu
BJP

The elections to the next vice president of India, were held on 5 August 2017. The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India.

Rajya Sabha Secretary-General Shumsher K. Sheriff served as the Returning Officer for the 15th vice presidential election.[1]

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, completed his second term on 10 August 2017.[2] Venkaiah Naidu won the election and took oath as 13th vice president of India on 11 August 2017 at Darbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

  1. ^ "Election to the Office of the Vice-President, 2017 (15th Vice-Presidential Election)". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Terms of the Houses". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 23 May 2016.