Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu will be India's next Vice President.

New Delhi: M Venkaiah Naidu, the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance candidate, will be India's 13th Vice President. He received 516 votes defeating the opposition candidate former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi who got 244 votes. For someone who came from a family of an ordinary farmer, 68-year-old former minister said his election "speaks for the beauty and strength of our democracy". Mr Naidu also promised "to uphold the Constitution and the high standards set by my esteemed predecessors".</s>Venkaiah Naidu was elected the 13th Vice-President of India on Saturday. (File photo)</s>New Delhi: The election to decide India's 15th vice-president will be held on Saturday, August 5.

The counting of votes will commence after polling and the results will be declared by 7.00 pm on the same day.

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is the BJP-led NDA's choice for the vice-presidential candidate against Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's nominee. The ruling NDA, which has a majority in the Lok Sabha, will find it easy to place its candidate as the next vice president.

Nonetheless, we take a brief look at the former vice-president of India since 1952:

Born in Thiruthani in Madras province on 5th September 1888, Dr S. Radhakrishnan served as vice-president for two consecutive terms.

He first served the term from 1952 to 1957 and took over again for the second term from 1957 to 1962. He was conferred on with India’s highest civilian award the ‘Bharat Ratna in the year 1954.

Since 1962, his birthday is celebrated in India as Teachers' Day on 5 September.

Dr Zakir Hussian was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on February 8, 1897, and died in New Delhi on May 3, 1969, at the age of 72. He served as the second vice-president of India from 13th May 1962 to 12th May 1967 when Dr S. Radhakrishnan was the President of India.

On May 13, 1967, Hussain became the third President of India. He remained in office until his death on May 3rd, 1969 during his tenure as the President of India.

He has been the shortest serving President of India.

He previously served as Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962. Husain was also the co-founder of Jamia Milia Islamia, serving as its Vice Chancellor from 1928. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1963.

Dr VV Giri, as he was commonly known, was elected the third vice-president of India on May 13, 1967, a post he held for nearly two years till May 3rd, 1969.

Giri was the first vice-president to not complete his full term in office on account of being elevated to the office of the President and was the third vice-president to be elected to the Presidency.

As President, Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate. After the end of his full term, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. He died on June 24, 1980.

Gopal Swarup Pathak was the fourth vice-president of India from August 1969 to August 1974. He was the first Indian vice-president not to succeed his superior as President, something all three of his predecessor did.

He was born on February 26, 1896, at Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly.

He was the judge in Allahabad High Court and was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1960-1966.

He died on 4 October 1982 at the age of 86.

Basappa Danappa Jatti was the fifth vice-president of India, serving from 1974 to 1979. He was the Acting President of India for a brief period of time from February-July 1977 after the demise of Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

Jatti was born in Bagalkot district on 10 September 1913.

He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry in 1968 and later became the Governor of Odisha in 1972.

He was hailed as a man who set an example of selfless service and stood for value-based politics. He died on 7 June 2002.

Mohammad Hidayatullah was the sixth vice-president of India, serving from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984 and the 11th Chief Justice of India.

He had also served as the Acting President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman was the seventh vice-president of India from 25th August 1982 to 25th July 1987, when Giani Zail Singh was the President of India.

He took over as the eighth president of India from July 1987 to July 1992.

Shanker Dayal Sharma was the eight vice-president of India serving under R. Venkataraman.

He also served as the Chief Minister of Bhopal from 1952–1956 and as a Cabinet Minister from 1956–1967, holding the portfolios of several ministries.

He was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1972–1974 and returned to the government as Union Minister for Communications from 1974 to 1977.

K.R. Narayana was elected as the ninth vice-president of India when Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma was the President of India and went on to become the tenth President in 1997.

He was born at Perumthanam in Travancore, Kerala on 27th October 1920. He was the first member of the Dalit community to hold the post, and the only one until NDA's Ram Nath Kovind was elected in 2017.

Krishan Kant was the tenth vice-president of India from 1997 until his death. Previously, he was Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

He was appointed the governor of Andhra Pradesh by V.P. Singh government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as Vice-President of India.

He died in New Delhi aged 75 after suffering from a massive heart attack on 27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was to leave the office.

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the 11th vice-president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, until he resigned on 21 July 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. 

 He was elected as the Vice-President of India in 2002 when he defeated the opposition candidate, Sushil Kumar Shinde by a margin of 149 votes out of the total 750 votes polled.

A BJP member, Shekhawat served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the 12th and current vice-president of India and also the chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Ansari is the first person to be re-elected as Indian vice-president after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in 1957. Since he has decided not to run for the third term, his term as the vice-president ends in August 2017.

Upon the inauguration of Ram Nath Kovind as President of India in 2017, Ansari became the first Indian vice-president to serve during the terms of three presidents.</s>NDA nominee and former Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu became the 13th Vice President of India after comfortably defeating Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the Vice-Presidential election. While Naidu secured 516 votes in his favour, Gandhi managed to get only 244 votes. Reflecting on his thumping win, Naidu said, “I am very humbled. I am also thankful to the Prime Minister and all party leaders for their support.”

Over 98 percent voting was recorded in the vice-presidential election. 771 out of 785 MPs have voted in the election, however 11 votes were found to be invalid, said Assistant returning officer Mukul Pandey.

“Coming from an agricultural background, I never imagined I would be here. Agriculture has no proper voice in Indian polity,” India’s vice president-elect said after being elected. “I will seek to utilise the vice presidential institution to strengthen the hands of the president and secondly uphold the dignity of the Upper House,” Venkaiah Naidu added.

In the 2007 Vice-Presidential poll, incumbent Hamid Ansari had secured 456 votes, while Najma Heptullah bagged 222 votes and Rashid Masood 075 votes. During the 2012 polls, Ansari had secured 490 to NDA nominee Jaswant Singh’s 238 votes.

For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App</s>Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu was today elected as the 13th Vice President of India. He said, “I will seek to utilise VicePresidential institution to strengthen hands of president and uphold dignity of the Upper House.” “I am very humbled, thankful to Prime Minister and all party leaders for their support” Naidu told PTI. The former Union Minister was contesting against the joint Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Since the NDA has a majority in the Parliament, it was an easy win for Naidu. He won 516 votes against Gandhi’s 244 votes . The 68-year-old politician had started his journey as a young party worker who would put up posters of political stalwarts Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani. The Vice President elect hails from a farmers’ family in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh and was a member of the AP Legislative Assembly which he held for two terms.

Naidu has a law degree with a specialisation in international law from the Andhra University College of Law in Vishakhapatnam. He was also a Cabinet Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing in the Modi government. On his nomination as NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “A farmer’s son, M Venkaiah Naidu Garu brings years of experience in public life and is admired across the political spectrum. I know Naidu Garu for years. I have always admired his hard work and tenacity. He’s a fitting candidate for the office of Vice President.”

Here are the Twitter reactions:



 A total of 771 out of 785 MPs cast their votes on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 98.21%. Apart from being the vice-president of India, Naidu will also be appointed as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.</s>India’s ruling party candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu was elected vice president in a parliamentary vote on Saturday, enabling the party to boost its political standing in his southern home region where it lacks a broad support base.

Naidu, 68, from the state of Andhra Pradesh and a former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), defeated opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi, grandson of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, by a wide margin.

The position of vice president, like that of president, is largely ceremonial under India’s constitution, in which the prime minister and his cabinet colleagues wield executive power.

However, the vice president is also the speaker of the Rajya Sabha, or upper house of parliament, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition lacks a majority and has faced problems in passing legislation.

Naidu’s victory in the vote by both houses was a foregone conclusion because of the BJP’s commanding majority in the 545-member lower house, which more than makes up for its weakness in the upper house.

Recently elected President Ram Nath Kovind and Naidu were both associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or National Volunteer Corps, the ideological fountainhead of Hindu groups, early in their political careers.

Kovind, backed by the ruling Hindu nationalist right, easily won India’s presidential election last month, tightening its hold on positions of power.</s>New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader and NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu was on Saturday elected 13th Vice-President of India after bagging majority of the votes of the electoral college comprising both the Houses of Parliament.

Naidu got 516 votes while his rival and former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi received 244 votes.

The election saw almost 100 percent voting with 771 members casting their votes out of the 785 members. The voting percentage was 98.21 percent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, cast their votes to elect the country's 13th Vice President.

The voting, which began at 10 am, saw 771 members casting their votes till 5 pm, Assistant Returning Officer Mukul Pandey told reporters at Parliament House. The counting of votes began at 6 pm.

Naidu, who is also a member of Rajya Sabha, left his house around 9.30 am and voted at around 10 am. He was accompanied by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar and other BJP leaders.

Besides BJP veteran L.K. Advani, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also cast their votes.

Union Minister Vijay Goel, former Union Minister Sanwar Lal Jat and Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh Bhushan Lal Jangde were among the 14 members who could not turn up for the voting. Jat is under treatment at AIIMS.

Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi exchanged greetings with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other leaders when he reached the voting centre.

He was accompanied by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, party leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition leaders.

Nominated Rajya Sabha members actress Rekha and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar also voted. Rekha was seen exchanging greetings with SP leader Dimple Yadav, the wife of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

The Lok Sabha currently has 544 members and the Rajya Sabha 244. The Lok Sabha has two vacancies, while the Rajya Sabha has one vacancy.

BJP officials said that apart from the NDA's 81 Rajya Sabha members and 338 Lok Sabha members, members of both Houses -- of the AIADMK (50), YSR Congress (10) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (14), also voted in favour of Naidu.

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, a former West Bengal Governor and a diplomat, had the support of the Congress, the Left parties, Nationalist Congress Party, DMK, Trinamool Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party and National Conference. Janata Dal-United, which is now a part of NDA, had announced support for Gandhi.</s>NDA nominee and former Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu was elected as the 13th Vice-President of India on Saturday after securing over two-thirds of votes, leaving Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi far behind. Naidu received 516 votes out of total 771 votes cast while Gandhi could only manage 244 votes. Of the total 771 votes polled, 11 were found to be invalid. Even though 785 MPs are there in both the Houses of Parliament, 14 MPs were absent from the voting.

Here’s how political leaders across the country reacted to Venkaiah Naidu’s victory in the Vice-Presidential elections:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Congratulations to Venkaiah Naidu Garu on being elected India’s Vice President. My best wishes for a fruitful and motivating tenure. I am confident Venkaiah Naidu will serve nation as a diligent and dedicated Vice President, committed to the the goal of nation building. My mind is filled with memories of working with Venkaiah Naidu Garu, in the Party and Government. Will cherish this aspect of our association.

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BJP chief Amit Shah: Heartiest congratulations to Shri M Venkaiah Naidu ji on winning the Vice-Presidential poll. The journey of Naidu ji, a farmer’ son, to the office of Vice President is the victory of every small farmer contributing to nations growth. I am sure Naidu ji’s extensive knowledge and vast experience will be a great asset to the office of Vice-President and Rajya Sabha.

TMC MP Derek O’Brien: India has a new Vice President. The Rajya Sabha a new Chairman (from Aug 11). Warmest good wishes to Venkaiah Naidu ji.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee: Congratulate Venkaiah Naidu Ji, our next VP; wish him well. In tradition of democracy, GK Gandhi Ji fought with dignity for certain ideals.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik: Congratulate Venkaiah Naidu ji on being elected VP of India. My best wishes for success in your new responsibilities.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj: Heartiest congratulations to Shri M Venkaiah Naidu ji on his election as Vice President of India.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley: Many congratulations to VenkaiahNaidu Garu on comprehensively winning the Vice President Election 2017. I wish him the very best.

Union Minister Smriti Irani: Congratulations to Vice-President Elect M Venkaiah Naidu ji. We are confident his leadership would further enrich the Office of VP.

Health Minister J P Nadda: Congratulations to M Venkaiah Naidu Garu on being elected Vice President of India. My best wishes to him for his responsibility.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman: Congratulations Shri M Venkaiah Naidu on your election as Vice President of India. Rajya Sabha will benefit by your experience, energy and enthusiasm.

Opposition Candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi: Congratulate Venkaiah Naidu Garu on his victory, wish him all the best for his new office.Thank those who voted for me; was expecting handsome performance by united vote of opposition parties and I’m more than satisfied.

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu: Congratulations to Sri M Venkaiah Naidu Garu on being elected as the Vice President of India. A very well-deserved victory indeed. Wish him a successful journey as he embarks upon his new duties. He will surely lead the nation with wisdom and grace.

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AIADMK deputy general secretary T T V Dinakaran: On behalf of our party general secretary, I extend my wishes to Shri Venkaiah Naiduji on being elected as the Vice President of our country.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Congrats India for our newly elected VP M Venkaiah Naidu! A dedicated, visionary leader and a true son of soil!

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das: The nation would get the benefit of his long experience. His role would be there in creating new India.

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee: Many congratulations M Venkaiah Naidu on your election as India’s Vice President. Good luck and God bless!

Home Minister Rajnath Singh: Congratulations to M Venkaiah Naidu on his election as the Vice President of India. I wish him success in his future endeavours.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal: Great symbol of cross party acceptance of leadership & wisdom. Future of Rajya Sabha is safe in his (V Naidu) hands.

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Congratulate Shri Venkaiah Naidu Ji for being elected as VP of India. My best wishes for fruitful tenure.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari: Congratulations to Shri M Venkaiah Naidu ji on being elected as a Vice-President of India.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar: Heartiest congratulations to Shri M Venkaiah Naidu ji on being elected as the Vice President of India.

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje: My heartiest congratulations to Honourable M Venkaiah Naidu Garu on being elected as the Vice President of India.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu: Just now met to congratulate M VenkaiahNaidu garu for his spectacular victory in the Vice Presidential Elections Wishing him all the best.

Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh: He has been closely associated with Chhattisgarh, knew each party worker. Congratulate Venkaiah Naidu Ji for win.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti: Venkaiah Naidu’s win marked the victory of the common people, whose struggle and aspirations he represented throughout his political life. Naidu would take the proceedings of the House to new heights of propriety, consensus and respect for each other’s point of view.

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan: Heartiest Congratulations to M Venkaiah Naidu Garu on being elected as the Vice President of India. My best wishes for a historic tenure. Have very fond memories of working with him both in the partyand in the government. Memories of his recent tour to Odisha are still fresh.

Congress national president Sonia Gandhi too extended best wishes to Venkaiah Naidu and offered Congress support for effective scrutiny of legislations, govt policy in Rajya Sabha.

For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App</s>M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was elected today as India's Vice President. Like the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said , "I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, committed to the the goal of nation building (sic)." But while Governor Kovind was almost a political unknown, Mr Naidu - a two-time Union minister and four-time Rajya Sabha member - enjoyed cordial relations with colleagues across party lines. He is known to be jovial, has a talent for acronyms and is a good orator.</s>Of the 771 votes polled, 760 were valid and 11 were declared invalid; 14 lawmakers were absent from voting. Ninety per cent votes were polled within the first two hours, till 12 pm. 

 

 Naidu will take oath as new Vice-President of India on August 11. He will be appointed as the ex-officio Chairman of the Former Union Minister and Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate M is elected as the 13th Vice-President of India on Saturday. Out of 760 valid votes, he secured 516 votes while Opposition candidate secured 244 votes.Of the 771 votes polled, 760 were valid and 11 were declared invalid; 14 lawmakers were absent from voting. Ninety per cent votes were polled within the first two hours, till 12 pm.Naidu will take oath as new Vice-President of India on August 11. He will be appointed as the ex-officio Chairman of the

The term of incumbent Vice-President Hamid Ansari, who held the position for two consecutive terms, will come to an end on August 10.



 

 With all humility, I express my gratitude to every MP who supported my candidature cutting across party lines. — M (@MVenkaiahNaidu) August 5, 2017 I promise to uphold the Constitution and the high standards set by my esteemed

 predecessors. — M (@MVenkaiahNaidu) August 5, 2017 Prime Minister congratulated Naidu on his success. 

 

 After the result was announced, Naidu took to Twitter to thank the MPs who voted for him.Prime Minister congratulated Naidu on his success.

Congratulations to @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu on being elected India’s My best wishes for a fruitful & motivating tenure. — (@narendramodi) August 5, 2017

 I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, committed to the the goal of nation building. — (@narendramodi) August 5, 2017 My mind is filled with memories of working with @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu, in the Party & Government. Will cherish this aspect of our association — (@narendramodi) August 5, 2017 The vice-president is selected through a secret ballot by the members of the Electoral College consisting of the members of both Houses of in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. The nominated Members of as well as of are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College and, therefore, are entitled to participate in the ALSO READ: Difficult shoes to fill: Hamid Ansari retiring as Vice-President of India The vice-president is selected through a secret ballot by the members of the Electoral College consisting of the members of both Houses of in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. The nominated Members of as well as of are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College and, therefore, are entitled to participate in the

Unlike the president, the vice-president is not allotted any special residential privileges while in office. While the president of India stays at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the vice-president is not subjected to any such benefits during his or her tenure. 

 

 Members of used special pens for marking their choice. The votes marked with any other pen were liable to be rejected. The ballot paper contained the names of the contesting candidates but did not contain any symbol.
Venkaiah Naidu elected as India's 13th Vice-President of India.