The Vice Presidental election between former Union Minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu and former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi will happen on Saturday.
The present Vice President Hamid Ansari’s two consecutive terms will come to an end on 10th August.
The voting will begin on Friday at 10 A.M. and will carry on till 5 P.M. The votes will be counted at 7 P.M. and the results will be declared on Saturday.
The Vice President election will be a secret ballot where members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will be allowed to cast their votes. The MPs allowed to vote will be given a special pen for the voting like the Presidential election.
M. Venkaiah Naidu addressed the MPs for their support and promised to “defend and uphold the ideals that propelled the freedom struggle, the spirit and the principles of the Constitution of India.”
In a letter to the MPs of Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah Naidu said, “The House of Elders has played an important role over the years as a pillar of our political democracy. It may be required to play an even more important role in the years ahead as we seek to build a new and modern India that confers additional rights on every citizen and confers dignity on those who had hitherto lacked the ability to take full advantage of citizenship.”
