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Vice Presidential elections on Aug 7, EC announces poll schedule | | The election to the post of Vice President will be held on August 7 and the results
will be declared the same day, the Election Commission (EC) announced here on Tuesday.
Pronouncing
the poll schedule, the Election Commission, after its meeting, decided that it
will issue the notification on Friday, which will set the election process in
motion. The last date for filing nominations is July 20, and the candidatures
could be withdrawn latest by July 23. The Vice-President is elected by the members
of the electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of parliament. There
are a total of 790 members of parliament. The term of the current Vice President,
Dr. Hamid Ansari, expires on August 10.
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