VP poll: 92.9% turnout recorded, counting begins
August 06, 2022  18:42
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Counting of votes for the vice presidential election began Saturday evening after nearly 93 per cent of the members of Parliament cast their ballots.

The counting started at 6 pm under the supervision of the Lok Sabha Secretary General, who is the returning officer for the poll. 

As many as 725 MPs voted in the election, polling for which started at 10 AM and ended at 5 PM. 

National Democratic Alliance nominee and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (71) is pitted against joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva (80) in the election.  
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