US EditionJagdeep Dhankhar resigns as Vice President, cites medical reasons
INDIA, JUL 21 – Jagdeep Dhankhar is the first Indian Vice President to resign voluntarily before term end, citing health reasons after multiple hospitalizations, officials confirmed.
- Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as India's 14th Vice President on Monday night, citing health reasons and effective immediately.
- He took office in August 2022 and served concurrently as the Rajya Sabha chairperson, with the resignation prompted by his need to follow medical advice.
- Dhankhar opened the monsoon session earlier that day urging constructive politics, mutual respect, and reducing acrimony in Parliament.
- He expressed gratitude to President Murmu for her support, thanked Prime Minister Modi and Parliament members, and called his tenure "a period of insight and privilege."
- His resignation triggered a constitutional process to elect a successor promptly, who will serve a full five-year term starting from assumption of office.
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India's vice president, Jagdeep Dhankhar, 74, has resigned from office after claiming that he intends to "priority" his health after receiving a "medical recommendation" to leave his post.
India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post today due to health reasons, his office said.
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74-year-old Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Vice President of India, citing medical reasons. His resignation, effective immediately, follows Article 67(a) of the Constitution.
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