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Detailed explanation-1: -The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India. Article 67 of the Constitution of India provides that the Vice President of India shall remain in office for a period of five years. The winner of this election is Jagdeep Dhankhar who replaced Venkaiah Naidu as Vice President on 11 August 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Election. The vice president is elected indirectly, by an electoral college consisting of members (elected as well as nominated) of both Houses of Parliament, by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is by secret ballot.

Detailed explanation-3: -An election for president of the United States happens every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The most recent presidential election was November 3, 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -The vice president is indirectly elected together with the president to a four-year term of office by the people of the United States through the Electoral College.