Vice Presidential Election On Sep 9: EC

The election for the post of Vice President will be held on September 9, the poll authority announced on Friday.

- Press Trust Of India

The notification for the vice presidential election will be issued on August 7 and the last date for filing nomination papers will be August 21.

The polling, if required, shall take place in room number F-101, Vasudha, on the first floor of Parliament building on September 9 between 10 am and 5 pm. The results will be announced on the same day.

The post of the vice president fell vacant after the resignation of incumbent Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21.

The Election Commission has appointed the Rajya Sabha Secretary General as the Returning Officer and two officials of Rajya Sabha Secretariat as Assistant Returning Officers for the vice presidential election.