2012 Indian vice presidential election

2012 Indian vice presidential election
7 August 2012
 
Nominee Mohammad Hamid Ansari Jaswant Singh
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Home state West Bengal Rajasthan
Electoral vote 490 238
Percentage 67.31% 32.69%
Vice President before election

Mohammad Hamid Ansari
INC

 Elected Vice President

Mohammad Hamid Ansari
INC

The 2012 Indian vice presidential election was held on 7 August 2012 to elect the vice president of India. Mohammad Hamid Ansari was the incumbent and the UPA candidate. The other prime candidate was the NDA's Jaswant Singh.

Ansari then reelected as vice president. In doing so, he became the first VP to be reelected since Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in 1957.

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