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Ansari Re-elected Vice President

August 7, 2012 21:00
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur congratulated the Vice President-elect, Mr. Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi.

New Delhi: UPA candidate Hamid Ansari was Tuesday re-elected India’s vice president, defeating NDA nominee Jaswant Singh. Lok Sabha Secretary General T.K. Viswanathan, the returning officer for the poll, made the announcement about Ansari’s re-election minutes after the counting ended Tuesday evening at Parliament House. Ansari polled 490 first preference votes [...]

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