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In pics: MPs cast their votes to elect India’s next Vice-President
1 / 22As the term of incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu ends on August 10, members of both Houses of Parliament Saturday voted to elect the next Vice-President of India. the National Democratic Alliance's candidate, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, is likely to win the election. In this picture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP MPs are seen in Parliament. (Express Photo: Renuka Puri)
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2 / 22Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first MPs to cast his vote in the Vice-Presidential election. (PTI Photo)
3 / 22Here, Union Home Minster Amit Shah is seen casting his vote during the election for India's next Vice-President. (Express Photo: Renuka Puri)
4 / 22Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president JP Nadda cast their votes for the election of the Vice President. (PTI Photo)
5 / 22Opposition parties have nominated Margaret Alva for the Vice-Presidential polls. The 80-year-old is a Congress veteran and has served as governor of Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Here she is seen outside Parliament on Saturday. (PTI Photo)
6 / 22Congress president Sonia Gandhi casts her vote in Parliament House in New Delhi. For the 16th Vice-Presidential election, the Electoral College consists of 233 elected members of Rajya Sabha, 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha, and 543 elected members of Lok Sabha, adding up to 788 members. (Express Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)
7 / 22Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is helped as he casts his vote for the election. (PTI Photo)
8 / 22J&K National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah casts his vote for the election of the Vice President. (PTI Photo)
9 / 22NCP chief Sharad Pawar casts his vote for the Vice-President election. (PTI Photo)
10 / 22Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw casts his vote. (PTI Photo)
11 / 22Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri casts his vote for the election of the Vice President. (PTI Photo)
12 / 22Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, casts his vote. (PTI Photo)
13 / 22In this pic, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is seen sporting a smile as he votes. (PTI Photo)
14 / 22Here's Union Minister for Tourism G. Kishan Reddy casting his vote for the V-P election. (PTI Photo)
15 / 22MDMK MP Vaiko casts his vote for the election. (PTI Photo)
16 / 22AAP MP Sanjay Singh casts his vote for the election of the Vice President. The AAP has said it will support Alva in the polls. (PTI Photo)
17 / 22DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi casts her vote. (PTI Photo)
18 / 22AAP MP Raghav Chadha casts his vote for the election of the Vice President. (PTI Photo)
19 / 22Harbhajan Singh, AAP MP, casts his vote. (PTI Photo)
20 / 22Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Verma casts his vote.
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22 / 22Rajya Sabha MP PT Usha casts her vote. (PTI Photo)
