C.P. Radhakrishnan elected Vice President with 452 votes; B. Sudershan Reddy gets 300
NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan was declared elected Vice President of India on 9 September 2025 by Returning Officer P.C. Mody, securing 452 first-preference votes against 300 for B. Sudershan Reddy.
Summary
The seventeenth Vice-Presidential election was held on 9 September 2025 at Room F-101, Vasudha, Parliament House, New Delhi, with counting the same day. Out of 781 eligible electors, 767 voted and 15 ballot papers were declared invalid, the Election Commission said. Returning Officer P.C. Mody, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, declared C.P. Radhakrishnan elected with 452 first-preference votes against 300 for Opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge. With 752 valid votes, the majority required was 377. The Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners signed the certificate of election on 10 September 2025.
Key facts
- Election
- 17th Vice-Presidential election; poll and count on 9 September 2025
- Electors
- 781 eligible; 767 voted; 15 invalid; 752 valid
- Result
- C.P. Radhakrishnan 452; B. Sudershan Reddy 300 (margin 152)
- Majority required
- 377 first-preference votes
- Returning Officer
- P.C. Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
- Certificate
- Signed by CEC and ECs on 10 September 2025
Practice MCQs 4 questions
How many votes did C.P. Radhakrishnan secure in the Vice-Presidential election of 9 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 452
Returning Officer P.C. Mody declared Radhakrishnan elected with 452 first-preference votes; B. Sudershan Reddy received 300.
Who was the Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential election of 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha
The ECI said the Returning Officer was the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha; P.C. Mody announced the result.
Out of 781 eligible electors in the Vice-Presidential election of September 2025, how many cast their votes?
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Correct answer: B — 767
The ECI said 767 of the 781 eligible electors voted and 15 ballot papers were declared invalid, leaving 752 valid votes.
Consider the following statements about the Vice-Presidential election of 2025: 1. With 15 ballots declared invalid, the majority of first-preference votes required to win was 377. 2. The certificate of election was signed by the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on 9 September 2025, the day of the poll. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. With 752 valid votes the required majority was 377, but the ECI said the certificate of election was signed on 10 September 2025, the day after the poll.