The ballot is witnessing a direct contest between ruling NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy, with the BJP-led alliance having a transparent edge within the ballot necessitated because of the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The election to elect India’s subsequent Vice President is presently underway, with lawmakers from each Homes of Parliament casting their votes. The ruling NDA has nominated Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, whereas the Opposition has fielded former Supreme Courtroom decide B Sudershan Reddy. In keeping with Rajya Sabha Secretary-Normal PC Mody, who’s the returning officer, polling is being held in Room No. F-101, Vasudha, Parliament Home, between 10 am and 5 pm. Counting votes will start at 6 PM, and the outcomes will probably be introduced late night.
How are the numbers stacking up?
The electoral school for the vice presidential election includes a complete of 788 members – 245 from the Rajya Sabha and 543 from the Lok Sabha. The 12 nominated members of the Rajya Sabha are additionally eligible to vote within the election. The current energy of the electoral school is 781, as six seats are vacant within the Rajya Sabha and one within the Lok Sabha. This places the bulk mark at 391. The NDA has 425 MPs, whereas the opposition camp has the backing of 324.
14 MPs who’ve abstained from voting
Three events, nevertheless, have introduced that they are going to boycott the ballot, which was necessitated because of the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar.
11 Rajya Sabha members, together with seven MPs of the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and 4 MPs of the KCR-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), are abstaining from voting within the Vice Presidential election. Three Lok Sabha members, together with two independents and one Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP, have additionally determined to boycott the election.
11 Rajya Sabha MPs who’re abstaining:
- Sasmit Patra (BJD)
- Debashish Samantaray (BJD)
- Subhashish Khuntia (BJD)
- Sulata Deo (BJD)
- Niranjan Bishi (BJD)
- Munna Khan (BJD)
- Manas Mangaraj (BJD)
- Vaddiraju Ravichandra (BRS)
- KR Suresh Reddy (BRS)
- D Damodar Rao (BRS)
- B Parthasaradhi Reddy (BRS)
Three Lok Sabha MPs who’re abstaining:
- Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD)
- Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa (Unbiased)
- Amritpal Singh (Unbiased)
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