New Delhi, July 26 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday appointed the secretary general of the Rajya Sabha, PC Mody, as the returning officer for the Vice-Presidential election, four days after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post citing medical reasons. Garima Jain, joint secretary, and Vijay Kumar, director, both from Rajya Sabha Secretariat, have been appointed as assistant returning officers, two separate gazette notifications said. The appointments were made in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice and with the consent of the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Vice-Presidential election follows a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote through secret...