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Jagdeep Dhankhar vs Margaret Alva: Lawyer vs lawyer in vice-president polls

It is now definite that the post of vice president of India will be held either by NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar or the opposition's Margaret Alva, both lawyers

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The NDA and the opposition have declared their candidates for the August 6 vice-president elections. The question of who will succeed the current vice president Venkaiah Naidu, after his term gets over on August 10, has been making rounds in the echelons of the politically powerful. But it is now definite that the seat will be held either by NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar or the opposition's Margaret Alva.

Who is Jagdeep Dhankhar?

Currently serving as the governor of West Bengal, Dhankhar hails from the Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. He was born on May 18, 1951, in a Jat family.

He graduated