Highlights 1 Venkaiah Naidu won 516 votes. Naidu pipped Gandhi, winning 516 votes in the election as opposed to the Opposition candidate's 244 votes. pic.twitter.com/fSeqAuW0uw - ANI (@ANI_news) August 5, 2017(Vice President-elect Venkaiah Naidu celebrates win with wife, Usha. He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998 and won subsequent re-elections in 2004, 20110 and 2016. ALSO READ | From a farmer's son to NDA's vice-president candidate: All you need to know about Venkaiah NaiduALSO READ | Venkaiah Naidu loves coining acronyms, beats competition with one on APJ Abdul KalamALSO WATCH | When India Today asked Venkaiah Naidu on vice-presidential aspirations: I'm Ushapati, husband of Usha

Source: India Today August 05, 2017 13:44 UTC