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Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as 14th Vice-President of India

Jagdeep Dhankhar took oath as the 14th vice-president of India on Thursday. He was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Dhankhar was elected vice-president on August 10, after defeating the opposition candidate Margaret Alva. He secured 528 votes against Alva's 182.
Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as 14th Vice President of India
NEW DELHI: Jagdeep Dhankhar took oath as the 14th Vice-President of India on Thursday. He was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Dhankhar succeeds M Venkaiah Naidu, whose term ended on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman were present for Dhankhar's sweaing-in ceremony.

Outgoing Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, former President Ram Nath Kovind, former Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla too were present for the occasion.
Dhankhar was elected vice-president on August 6, after defeating the opposition candidate Margaret Alva. He secured 528 votes against Alva's 182.

Here's all you need to know about Dhankhar's journey, from being a lawyer to the second-highest constitutional office in the country.
  1. Born on 18 May 1951 in Kithana village of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan
  2. A Physics graduate of University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, also pursued LLB from the same university
  3. Practised law at Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court
  4. Former president of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association
  5. Elected MP from Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections on a Janata Dal ticket
  6. Elected to Rajasthan assembly from Kishangarh in the 1993 state polls
  7. Appointed governor of West Bengal in July 2019
  8. Contested 2022 vice-presidential election against opposition candidate Margaret Alva
  9. Won convincingly, securing 528 votes against Alva's 182
  10. Sworn in as 14th Pice-President on August 11, 2022
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