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Vice Presidential election 2017: 90.83% voting till 1 pm, says Mukul Pandey

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
About 90.83 per cent votes were cast till 1 pm in Vice-Presidential elections, says Assistant Returning Officer Mukul Pandey.

MPs queued up outside Parliament House on Saturday to elect the country's next Vice-President, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being the first to cast his vote.

The voting began at 10 am.

The counting of votes will be done in the evening. The results would be announced later on Saturday.

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

The electoral college comprising 790 members of both Houses of Parliament will vote till 5 pm.

The ruling combine made last minute arrangements