(HT)
The election commission on Thursday announced that the election of India’s next vice president will take place on August 5. The term of vice president M. Hamid Ansari ends on August 10.The ruling BJP and the Opposition are yet to announce their nominees for the post. Counting will be held on the same day as the poll.
The incumbent vice-president Hamid Ansari served from August 11, 2007 to August 10, 2012 and was re-elected as the 14th vice president on August 11, 2012. The election commission said the notification will be issued on July 4 and the last date for nomination is July 18.
