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Vice Presidential election 2017: 98% cast votes at close, counting starts

NDA candidate M Venkaiah Naidu is contesting against Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi

M Venkaiah Naidu, Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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M Venkaiah Naidu and Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Agencies New Delhi
Election to choose the next Vice President on Saturday saw almost 100 per cent voting with 771 members casting their votes out of the 785 members of the electoral college.

The voting percentage was 98.21 per cent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and opposition leaders including Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi cast their votes to elect the country's 13th Vice President.

The voting, which began at 10 am, saw 771 members casting their votes till 5 pm, Assistant Returning Officer Mukul Pandey told reporters at Parliament House.

The counting will begin at 6 pm and the results announced later on

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