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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Indian vice-presidential election
| country = India
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| turnout = 98.21%
| previous_election = 2012 Indian vice-presidential election
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2022 Indian vice-presidential election
| next_year = 2022
| election_date = 5 August 2017
| image1 = File:Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[Venkaiah Naidu]]'''
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| home_state1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| electoral_vote1 = '''516'''
| percentage1 = '''67.89%'''
| image2 = [[File:Gopalkrishna Gandhi - Chatham House 2010 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| nominee2 = [[Gopal Krishna Gandhi]]
| party2 = Independent (politician)
| alliance2 = United Progressive Alliance
| home_state2 = [[Delhi]]
| electoral_vote2 = 244
| percentage2 = 32.11%
| title = [[Vice President of India|Vice President]]
| before_election = [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| map =
}}

The elections to the next [[Vice-President of India]], were held on 5 August 2017. The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India.

Rajya Sabha Secretary-General Shumsher K. Sheriff served as the Returning Officer for the 15th Vice-Presidential election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=166977|title=Election to the Office of the Vice-President, 2017 (15th Vice-Presidential Election)
|access-date=2017-06-29}}</ref>

Vice-President [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]], completed his second term on 10 August 2017.<ref name="eci">{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/terms_of_houses.aspx |title=Terms of the Houses |website=eci.nic.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]/[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=May 23, 2016 }}</ref> [[Venkaiah Naidu]] won the election and took oath as 13th Vice-President of India on 11 August 2017 at Darbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

== Background ==
[[File:Hamid ansari.jpg|thumb|Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari]]
The [[Vice President of India]] is the exofficio chairperson of the ''[[Rajya Sabha]]'' (upper house of the Indian parliament) and functions as its speaker. He also assumes the post of the [[President of India]] in case of a vacancy and stays in the post for a maximum period of six months and performs all the functions of the President. The Vice President also has a term of five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omabc.com/national/constitution-of-india/executive/union/vice-president/|publisher=OM ABC|accessdate=24 July 2017|title=Vice President – Election, Powers and Functions}}</ref>

During the election, the outgoing vice president was [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]. He was elected to the post in 2007 and re-elected in 2012. His term ended on 10 August 2017. The [[Election Commission of India]] announced that the election would be held on 5 August and the result would be declared on the same day.

== Election process ==
The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the ''[[Rajya Sabha]]'' (the upper house of Indian parliament) and the members of the ''[[Lok Sabha]]'' (lower house of the Indian parliament). The nominated members of the mentioned houses are also eligible to vote in the election process.<ref name="VP">{{cite web|title=How the Vice-President of India is elected: Know what it will take Venkaiah Naidu or Gopalkrishna Gandhi to win|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/how-is-the-vice-president-of-india-elected/759911/|publisher=Financial Express|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> In the election, voting will be done by a secret ballot and the members of parliament will use a "special pen" to mark their preference.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Commission issues notification for vice president polls|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jul/04/election-commission-issues-notification-for-vice-president-polls-1624126--1.html|publisher=New Indian Express|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>

For the 2017 election, the electoral college consists of
*''[[Rajya Sabha]]'' members: 233 elected and 12 nominated
*''[[Lok Sabha]]'' members: 543 elected and 2 nominated.<ref name="VP"/>

== Candidates ==
A candidate participating in the election needs the support of at least 20 electors who would be the proposers of the candidate and needs to get another additional support of at least 20 seconders. The candidate also has to deposit ₹15000 ($233) as a security deposit.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is the procedure to elect the vice president: All you need to know|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/what-is-vice-president-election-all-you-need-to-know-4734824/lite/|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>
Two candidates were nominated for the election. One candidate was nominated by the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] and another by [[United Progressive Alliance]].

=== NDA Candidate ===
[[Venkaiah Naidu]] was nominated by [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]. He was the then [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] and [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation|Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]] of India. He had also served as a party president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] said that Naidu was a "fitting candidate" for the post.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu is NDA's nominee, to take on Opposition's Gopalkrishna Gandhi|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/watch-vice-presidential-election-2017-venkaiah-naidu-is-ndas-nominee-to-take-on-oppositions-gopalkrishna-gandhi-3823921.html|publisher=First Post|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref> According to ''[[Indian Express]]'' leaders of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] felt that if Naidu got elected then it would act as a morale booster for the party in south Indian states of [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Keeping Rajya Sabha and South in mind, NDA names Venkaiah for vice-president|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/venkaiah-naidu-named-nda-vice-president-nominee-to-take-on-oppositions-gopalkrishna-gandhi-4755126/|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref> Besides the parties of the NDA, [[YSR Congress party]], [[AIADMK]] and [[Telangana Rashtra Samiti]] parties also pledged to support Naidu. ''[[News18 India|News18]]'' wrote that Naidu was expected to get 489 votes compared to 394 votes required to win the election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalkrishna Gandhi: Here's How the 13th Vice President of India Will be Elected Today|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/venkaiah-naidu-vs-gopalkrishna-gandhi-heres-how-the-13th-vice-president-of-india-will-be-elected-today-1483303.html|publisher=News18|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name
! Born
! Current or previous positions
! State
! Announced
! class="unsortable" |Ref
|-
| data-sort-value="Kovind" |[[File:Venkaiah Naidu 2 (cropped).jpg|x150px]] '''<big>[[Venkaiah Naidu]]</big>'''
| {{birth date and age|1948|7|1|df=y}} [[Nellore district|Nellore]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|'''[[Minister of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] (2016–2017)''' '''[[Ministry of Urban Development|Minister of Urban Development]] (2014–2017)''' '''[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation|Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]] (2014–2017)''' '''[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]] (2000–2002)''' '''[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha Member]] from [[Karnataka]] (1998-2016)''' '''[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]], [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] (1978-1985)''' '''[[List of Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President of the Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2002–2004)''' '''[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]] (2014–2016)'''
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 18 July 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Venkaiah Naidu files his nomination for vice-president|url=http://timesofindia.com/india/venkaiah-naidu-files-his-nomination-for-vice-president/articleshow/59645885.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=21 July 2017}}</ref>
|}

=== UPA Candidate ===
[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]] was the candidate nominated by the [[United Progressive Alliance]] and had the support of 18 opposition parties. He is the grandson of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[C. Rajagopalachari]], two prominent figures of the [[Indian freedom movement]]. A former diplomat, Gandhi is an alumnus of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] and has also served as India's envoy to [[Sri Lanka]], [[Norway]] and [[South Africa]]. He has also held the post of [[Governor of West Bengal]] and presided over the state during [[Nandigram violence]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Presidential Election 2017: Who Is Gopalkrishna Gandhi? Vice President Candidate Known For Straight Talk|url=http://ndtv.com/people/indian-presidential-election-2017-who-is-gopalkrishna-gandhi-vice-president-candidate-known-for-stra-1723467|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref> Gandhi had the support of [[Indian National Congress]], [[Janata Dal (United)]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice-Presidential Election LIVE updates: Counting begins, 98 per cent polling recorded|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/vice-presidential-election-live-updates-venkaiah-naidu-vs-gopalkrishna-gandhi-voting-counting-vp-bjp-congress-4783185/|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name
! Born
! Current or previous positions
! State
! Announced
! class="unsortable" |Ref
|-
| data-sort-value="Kovind" | [[File:Gopalkrishna Gandhi - Chatham House 2010.jpg|x150px]] '''<big>[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]</big>'''
| {{birth date and age|1945|4|22|df=y}} [[Delhi]]
|'''24th [[Governor of West Bengal]] (2004–2009)'''
| [[Delhi]]
| 11 July 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Eye On Nitish Kumar, Opposition Picks Gopalkrishna Gandhi For Vice-President|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gopalkrishna-gandhi-is-oppositions-choice-for-vice-president-sources-1723194|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=21 July 2017}}</ref>
|}



==Results==
Following the election, Venkaiah Naidu was elected 13th Vice-President of India. He has sworn-in to the office on 11 August 2017.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/vice-presidential-election-2017-venkaiah-naidu-to-become-13th-vp-of-india-117080501036_1.html Venkaiah Naidu To Become 13th Vice-President of India]</ref> Of 790 seats in [[Parliament of India|Parliament]], 5 seats were vacant during the election.

{{election table|title=Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2017|sortable=yes}}
|- align=center
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Candidate 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Party 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Electoral Votes 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes 
|-
{{Party colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|align="left"|[[Venkaiah Naidu]]||align="left"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||516||67.89
|-
{{Party colour|Independent}}
|align="left"|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]||align="left"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]||244||32.11
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;"|
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| Total
! style="text-align:right;"|760
! style="text-align:right;"|100.00
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;"|
|-
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes||760||96.82
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Invalid Votes||11||1.40
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Turnout||771||98.22
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Abstentions||14||1.78
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Electors||785|| style="background:#e9e9e9;"|
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Vice-Presidents of India]]
* [[2017 Indian presidential election]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Indian elections}}

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