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M. Venkaiah Naidu to take oath as Vice-President of India on 11 August
M. Venkaiah Naidu to take oath as Vice-President of India on 11 August. The oath will be administered by President of India Ramnath Kovind.
New Delhi: M. Venkaiah Naidu to take oath as Vice-President of India on 11 August in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The oath will be administered by President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
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National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and former union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu is the 13th Vice President of India with 516 votes.
Whereas, Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi has secured 244 votes.
760 votes were valid while 11 were invalid.
381 votes was the quota set to win the polls.
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Total 771 out of 785 MPs cast their votes today.
However, it was revealed that 14 Members of Parliament (MPs) were not present during the voting process.
Voting for Vice Presidential Election ended with a total poll percentage of 98.21%.
The term of incumbent Vice-President Hamid Ansari, who held the position for two consecutive terms, will come to an end on August 10.