Venkaiah Naidu Elected New Vice President Of India
5 Aug, 2017 20:03 IST|Sakshi
New Delhi: NDA candidate M Venkaiah Naidu was on Saturday elected as the country's next Vice President, defeating opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
Naidu secured 516 votes while Gandhi got 244 votes. A total of 771 out of 785 were cast by parliament members accounting it to 98 per cent of voting. A total of 11 votes were declared invalid.
"As M. Venkaiah Naidu secured greater than the requisite quota of votes, I declare him as duly elected to the office of the Vice President of India," Secretary General of Rajya Sabha and Returning Officer, Shumsher K. Sheriff, told reporters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to congratulate Venkaiah Naidu on his win.
Taking to his Twitter handle, the Prime Minister said: "I am confident M Venkaiah Naidu will serve the nation as a diligent and dedicated Vice President, committed to the the goal of nation building." — (IANS)
I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, committed to the goal of nation building.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2017
