Vice President elections: The Vice-President is elected by an electoral process in which all the members of Parliament -Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha participate in the contest and vote through a secret ballot.
Polling to elect the next Vice President of India is underway on Saturday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to cast his vote in the Parliament House.
The National Democratic Alliance candidate received 346 of the 725 votes cast. Opposition candidate Margaret Alva got 182 votes, while 15 ballots were invalid.