Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu Wins With 516 Votes, To Take Oath On August 11

NEW DELHI, INDIA - AUGUST 5: Samajwadi Party leader Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav, Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan with BJP leader and Union Minister M.A. Naqvi after casting votes for Vice Presidential Election, at Parliament House, on August 5, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Parliamentarians voted on Saturday to elect Venkaiah Naidu as India’s 15th vice-president. Naidu defeated Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi. While Naidu received 516 votes, Gandhi got 244 votes, said election officer Shemsher K. Sharif. The term of the incumbent Hamid Ansari, who has held the post for two consecutive terms, will end on August 10. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)