C.P. Radhakrishnan sworn in as India's 15th Vice-President after 152-vote win

Punjab First News · 12 September 2025, 12:30 PM

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan on his swearing-in day, September 12 (Vice President's Secretariat / Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India)

C.P. Radhakrishnan took oath as India's 15th Vice-President on Friday, September 12. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

In the election on September 9, the NDA nominee won 452 votes against 300 for the INDIA bloc's candidate, B. Sudershan Reddy, a margin of 152 votes.

A total of 767 votes were cast, of which 752 were valid and 15 invalid.

The election was needed after Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden resignation. The 74-year-old stepped down on July 21, the opening day of Parliament's Monsoon Session, citing health reasons.

Radhakrishnan has previously served as Governor of Jharkhand, Telangana and Maharashtra and as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. The Vice-President also chairs the Rajya Sabha.