Jagdeep Dhankhar is India’s new Vice President, defeats opposition’s Margaret Alva | India News
Dhankhar, who will also serve as Rajya Sabha president, will succeed the incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu, whose term ends on August 10.
Up to 725 MPs, including the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Manmohan singhVote today in the election for the second highest constitutional seat in the country.
About 93% of the poll was recorded, with more than 50 MPs not exercising their franchise rights.
While Modi and his predecessor Manmohan voted early in the day, opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi vote a little after noon.
The Trinamool Parliament, which has 39 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha, has announced its decision to abstain in the election. However, two of its MPs – Sisir Kumar Adhikari and Dibyendu Adhikari – broke their ranks and voted.
Home Secretary Amit Shah, defense minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, commerce minister and Rajya Sabha leader Piyush Goyal were among the leaders present early. at Parliament House.
Who is Jagdeep Dhankhar?
Dhankhar, a native of Rajasthan, is the former governor of West Bengal and is often reported on about her runs with the distribution agency Mamata Banerjee and her party, the Trinamool Congress.
Born on May 18, 1951 in the village of Kithana in the state’s Jhunjhunu district, he completed his general education at Sainik School in Chittorgarh.
He went on to pursue Physics at the University of Rajasthan and also completed his LLB at the same university.
Dhankhar later practiced law in the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court.
He entered politics in 1989 and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Jhunjhunu of Rajasthan the same year.
He later served as minister in charge of parliamentary affairs in the Janata Dal government led by Chandra Shekhar.
From 1993-1998, Dhankhar represented Kishangarh constituency of Ajmer district in Rajasthan council.
He belongs to the Jat community, and is set up as the first OBC Vice president of India.
(With input from agencies)
