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Ansari files nomination for vice president
Wednesday July 18, 2012 12:34:56 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Hamid Ansari Wednesday filed his nomination papers for being
re-elected to the office of vice president in the presence of
senior United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders, including Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The nominations were handed over to Lok Sabha Secretary General
T.K. Viswanathan, who is returning officer for Aug 7 vice
presidential polls.
In what was seen as significant, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief
Mulayam Singh Yadav was seated next to the prime minister at the
brief event in Parliament House. The SP props the UPA government
from outside.
Nationalist Congress Party's Sharad Pawar and Rashtriya Janata
Dal's Lalu Prasad were also in the front row along with Congress
general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Misra, National Conference's Farooq
Abdullah, DMK's T.R. Baalu and Lok Janshakti Party's Ram Vilas
Paswan were among those present.
The prime minister, in his brief remarks, expressed happiness over
the "massive support" for Ansari.
"We are all very delighted that there is such a massive support
for renomination of Ansari Sahib for the august office of
vice-president," Manmohan Singh told reporters.
Ansari said it was a privilege for him to be candidate of the UPA
and supporting parties.
"It is a privilege for me to be candidate of UPA and supporting
parties. I am very grateful to all the leaders who have come here
to attend this function and sponsor me," he said.
The function was attended by several union ministers.
Congress sources said they were expecting over 500 votes for
Ansari in an electoral college comprising 790 MPs.
If re-elected, Ansari will be the second vice president after S.
Radhakrishnan to get another term in office.
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