2007 Indian vice presidential election

2007 Indian vice presidential election

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Nominee Mohammad Hamid Ansari Najma Heptulla Rasheed Masood Party INC BJP SP Alliance UPA NDA Third Front (India) Home state West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Electoral vote 455 222 75 Percentage 60.50% 29.52% 9.98%

Vice President before election Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP Elected Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari INC

The 2007 Indian vice presidential election was held on 10 August 2007 to elect the vice president of India to serve from 2007 until 2012. Mohammad Hamid Ansari from Indian National Congress was elected for the post.^[1] The incumbent, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat did not seek reelection and instead ran for President in 2007 election, where he lost to Pratibha Patil. He subsequently resigned from VP post days before Patil's inauguration.