Venkaiah Naidu elected as vice-president, BJP workers celebrate across India
Venkaiah Naidu defeated opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
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Venkaiah Naidu is greeted by his wife Usha after daughter Deepa Venkat after being elected as the vice-president of India, in New Delhi on Saturday. The NDA nominee defeated opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes. PTI
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Shemsher Sharif (L), the Rajya Sabha Secretary General and Returning Officer for the election of the vice-president presents the victory certificate to Venkaiah Naidu. The BJP veteran secured 516 votes while Gandhi got 244 votes. Of the 771 votes polled, 11 votes were declared invalid. PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah greet Vice-President-elect Venkaiah Naidu at his residence in New Delhi on Saturday. Although 785 MPs were eligible to vote in the election, 14 MPs could not vote. PTI
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BJP workers celebrate the victory of NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu’s victory, in Bhopal on Saturday. PTI
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M Venkaiah Naidu’s election as the new vice-president of India shattered two records — the 771 votes polled were the highest so far for the constitutional post and his victory margin was more than the votes polled by combined opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi. PTI
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Born to a humble agricultural family in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, the 68-year-old Naidu has served as BJP president, a minister in various portfolios and a long-time Rajya Sabha member, a political career extending more than four decades. PTI
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