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‘Reluctant’ Politician & Mamata’s Bête Noire: Jagdeep Dhankhar, is New VP

07 Aug-2022 10:26 AM

Written By: Moni Sharma

New Delhi: Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Bengal Governor, was declared elected as the Vice President on Saturday. He bested Opposition's Margaret Alva to emerge winner.

Dhankhar secured 74.36 per cent. He has the highest winning margin in the last six vice presidential elections held since 1997. As many as 55 MPs did not vote in the vice presidential election held from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday

LS Speaker Om Birla, PM Narendra Modi, HM Amit Shah and other leaders met Jagdeep Dhankhar on his vice presidential win and congratulated him on Saturday evening. Nation will greatly benefit from your vast experience, says outgoing VP Venkaiah Naidu.

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