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PM Modi Casts His Vote As Polling Begins For High-Stakes Vice Presidential Election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote at the Parliament House for the high-stakes Vice Presidential election. He was the first one to cast vote as voting began at 10 AM. Polling will conclude at 5 PM, with counting slated to be held later in the day by 6 PM.

The National Democratic Alliance has nominated Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, who is up against the Opposition INDIA bloc’s nominee and former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy. Both the candidates hail from southern India, with Radhakrishnan from Tamil Nadu and Reddy from Telangana.

The Vice Presidential election was necessitated after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the position on July 21, citing health reasons. 

 

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