Jagdeep Dhankar
Vice President election today: Jagdeep Dhankhar, Margaret Alva battle to fight for key post
New Delhi: Poll to elect the new vice-president of the country will be held on Saturday.
The key battle will take place between NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar and Opposition's Margaret Alva.
The election is likely to take place in the Parliament House from 10 am to 5 pm.
The result is expected to be declared later in the evening.
Jagdeep Dhankhar earlier served as the Governor of West Bengal.
Alva is a five-term Member of Parliament.
In her career, she had also served as the Governor of Goa.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu's term of office is ending on Aug 10.
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