NDA candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan won the vice-presidential election on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) by bagging 452 votes, while opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy polled 300 votes, Returning Officer P.C. Mody said.
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The vote tally suggested some cross-voting in favour of Mr. Radhakrishnan. BJP leaders claimed that at least 15 Opposition members voted for the NDA nominee. Earlier, the Congress had claimed that the opposition stood united with all of its 315 MPs turning up to vote in the vice presidential polls.
A total of 767 MPs cast their ballot in a turnout of 98.2%, of which 752 were valid and 15 votes were deemed invalid, Mr. Mody said. One postal ballot was cancelled as the MP declined to cast the vote.
Mr. Mody said Mr. Radhakrishnan secured 452 first preference votes as against 300 for Mr. Reddy.
