# 2022 Indian vice presidential election

The election for the 14th vice president of India was held on 6 August 2022. The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India. Article 67 of the Constitution of India provides that the vice president of India shall remain in office for a period of five years. The winner of this election is Jagdeep Dhankhar who succeeded Venkaiah Naidu as vice president on 11 August 2022. On 16 July 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar the then serving Governor of West Bengal was nominated as a vice-presidential candidate by the BJP. On 17 July 2022, Margaret Alva was announced as the vice-presidential candidate by the United Progressive Alliance and some non-UPA Parties. Hence, Jagdeep Dhankhar won the election by 528 votes defeating the United Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.He secured the highest electoral votes in more than 30 years
The united opposition had many cases of cross voting thus providing greater strength to the NDA candidate.

## Electoral system

The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the Rajya Sabha and of the Lok Sabha. The nominated members of the upper house are also eligible to vote in the election process. Voting is done by secret ballot.

## Election schedule

Under sub-section (1) of Section (4) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act 1952, the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India had been announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 June 2022.
| S.No. | Event | Date | Day |
| 1. | Issue of election commission's notification calling the election | 5 July 2022 | Tuesday |
| 2. | Last date for making nominations | 19 July 2022 | Tuesday |
| 3. | Date for the scrutiny of nominations | 20 July 2022 | Wednesday |
| 4. | Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures | 22 July 2022 | Friday |
| 5. | Date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken | 6 August 2022 | Saturday |
| 6. | Date on which counting, if required, shall be taken | 6 August 2022 | Saturday |

## Electoral college

| House | | | |
| House | NDA | UPA | Others |
| Lok Sabha | 349 / 543 (64%) | 91 / 543 (17%) | 103 / 543 (19%) |
| Rajya Sabha | 115 / 237 (49%) | 50 / 237 (21%) | 74 / 237 (31%) |
| Total | 462 / 780 (59%) | 141 / 780 (18%) | 177 / 780 (23%) |
* Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was dissolved and President's rule had been imposed, so the all 4 Rajya Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir are vacant.
* The only Rajya Sabha seat of Tripura is also vacant.
* 3 nominated member seats in the Rajya Sabha are also vacant.

## Candidates
### National Democratic Alliance

| Name | Born | Alliance | Positions held | Home state | Date announced | Ref |
| Jagdeep Dhankhar | (1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73) Kithana, Rajasthan | National Democratic Alliance | Governor of West Bengal (2019-2022) Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1990–91) Lok Sabha MP from Jhunjhunu (1989–91) Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kishangarh (1993–98) | Rajasthan | 16 July 2022 | |

### United Opposition (India)

| Name | Born | Alliance | Positions held | Home state | Date announced | Ref |
| Margaret Alva | (1942-04-14) 14 April 1942 (age 82) Mangaluru, Karnataka | United Opposition | Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka (1974-1998) Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1984-1985, 1993-1996) Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (1985-1989) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (1991-1996) Lok Sabha MP from Kanara (1999-2004) Governor of Rajasthan (2012-2014) Governor of Uttarakhand (2009-2012) Governor of Gujarat (2014) Governor of Goa (2014) | Karnataka | 17 July 2022 | |

## Results

Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2022 :
| | Candidate | Party (Coalition) | Electoral Votes | % of Votes |
| | Jagdeep Dhankhar | BJP (NDA) | 528 | 74.37 |
| | Margaret Alva | INC (UO) | 182 | 25.63 |
| Total | Total | Total | 710 | 100 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 710 | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725 | 92.95% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 55 | 7.05% |
| Electors | Electors | Electors | 780 | |