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The Indian vice presidential election, 2007 was held in 2007 to elect Vice President of India. Hamid Ansari was elected for the post.
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Background
The term of vice president of India is 5 years, as term of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was up to 18 August 2007, an election was needed to elect his successor.
Electoral college
The electoral college consists of, all 245 Rajya Sabha members and all 545 Lok Sabha members, a total of 790 voters.
Officers
Returning Officer : Dr. Yogendra Narain, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
Assistant Returning Officers : N.C. Joshi & Ravi Kant Chopra
References
Indian vice-presidential election, 2007 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA