Vice presidential polls are just complete and to elect the successor to M Venkaiah Naidu. And the winner is Jagdeep Dhankhar. Jagdeep Dhankhar got 528 votes while Margaret Alva got 182 votes. And the total numbers of vote which are cast today is 725.
Jagdeep Dhankhar will take the oath of office on 11th August 2022, which is a day after the term of the incumbent V-P M Venakish Naidu ends.
As expected Jagdeep Dhankhar has an easy win as the numbers may be stack in his favour.
Jagdeep Dhankhar is in an advantageous position with the support of many parties like Janta Dal (United), YSRCP, BSP, AIADMK and Shiv Sena.
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In her first reaction after losing the Vice Presidential elections, Margaret Alva congratulate Jagdeep Dhankhar and stress that the ‘battle for protecting our Constitution, strengthening our democracy and restoring the dignity of Parliament, will continue.’
Margaret Alva wrote :
“This election was an opportunity for the opposition to work together, to leave the past behind & build trust amongst each other. Unfortunately, some opposition parties chose to directly or indirectly support the BJP, in an attempt to derail the idea of a united opposition,”.
About Jagdeep Dhankhar
- Jagdeep Dhankhar was born into a farmer’s Jaat family in a village in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu in 1951.
- After studying law at Rajasthan University, Jagdeep Dhankhar enroll as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Rajasthan in 1979.
- Jagdeep Dhankhar was designated as Senior Advocate of Judicature of Rajasthan High Court in 1990.
- He is also a former President of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association.
- Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as a member of Parliament from the Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency during 1989-91 in the 9th Lok Sabha representing Janata Dal.
- He had also been an MLA (1993-98) from Kishangarh in Rajasthan.
- Jagdeep Dhankhar join Congress when PV Narasimha Rao became the Prime Minister but came with BJP with the rise of Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan.
- Jagdeep Dhankhar was appoint as the Governor of West Bengal in 2019, since then, he has had frequent altercations with the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in the state.
Who can become Vice-President?
The minimum age limit to apply for the position of vice-president is 35 years.
The candidate should be Indian citizens and fulfil all of the requirements for membership in the Rajya Sabha.
A person is not also eligible to contest if he/she holds any office of profit under the Central government or states.
Salary of Vice President of India
According to the ‘Salaries and Allowances of Parliament Officers Act, 1953’ which governs the salary of the country’s Vice President, the person on the top post receives the Speaker’s salary and benefits because he is also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
As per reports, the Vice President is paid Rs 4 lakh per month with a variety of allowances.
Benefits of Vice President of India
Free medical care, free train and air travel, a landline connection and mobile phone connection are among many other benefits.
The vice-president also have personal security as well as staff.
Residence of Vice-President
Vice President’s House is the official residence of India’s Vice President, locate on Maulana Azad Road in New Delhi, India.
It is also known as Uparashtrapati Bhavan.
Since May 1962, the bungalow on No. 6 has serve as the official residence of the Vice President of India.
The property is 6.48 acres in size (26,223.41 sq. m.).
