2025 Indian vice presidential election ← 2022 9 September 2025 Next → Turnout98.21% ( 5.26%)[1] Nominee C. P. Radhakrishnan B. Sudershan Reddy Party BJP Independent Alliance NDA INDIA Home state Tamil Nadu Telangana Electoral vote 452 300 Percentage 60.10% 39.90% Swing 14.27% 14.27% Vice President before election
Jagdeep Dhankhar BJP
Elected Vice PresidentC. P. Radhakrishnan BJP
Early vice presidential elections were held in India on 9 September 2025 following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar due to health concerns.[2] Article 67 of the Constitution of India provides that the vice president of India shall remain in office for a period of five years.[3] According to Clause 2 of Article 68 of the Constitution, an election to fill a vacancy in the office of the vice president occurring due to his death, resignation or removal, or otherwise shall be held "as soon as possible" from the date of the vacancy. This is the first early election for the office since 1987.
At around 19:30 IST, returning officer Pramod Chandra Mody declared NDA candidate C. P. Radhakrishnan elected. He won by a margin of 152 votes, the narrowest in a vice presidential election since 2002. Atleast 15 opposition MP's had cross voted in four of Radhakrishnan.[4]
Electoral system[edit]The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the Rajya Sabha and of the Lok Sabha using instant-runoff voting. The nominated members of the upper house are also eligible to vote in the election process. Voting is done by secret ballot. A candidate must be a citizen of India, at least 35 years of age, qualified for election to the Rajya Sabha, and not hold any office of profit.
Election schedule[edit]Under sub-section (1) of Section (4) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act 1952, the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India is to be announced by the Election Commission of India; it did so on 1 August.[2] Polling will take place in room number F-101, Vasudha, on the first floor of Parliament House, New Delhi, on 9 September between 10 am and 5 pm.[5]
S.No. Event Date Day 1. Issue of Election Commission's notification calling the election 7 August 2025 Thursday 2. Last date for making nominations 21 August 2025 3. Date for the scrutiny of nominations 22 August 2025 Friday 4. Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures 25 August 2025 Monday 5. Date on which a poll took place 9 September 2025 Tuesday 6. Date on which counting took place Electoral college[edit] House NDA INDIA Others Lok Sabha 293 / 542 (54%) 234 / 542 (43%) 15 / 542 (3%) Rajya Sabha 132 / 239 (55%) 77 / 239 (32%) 30 / 239 (13%) Total 425 / 781 (54%) 311 / 781 (40%) 45 / 781 (6%) Candidates[edit] National Democratic Alliance[edit] Main articles: Bharatiya Janata Party and National Democratic Alliance Name Born Party Alliance Positions held Home state Date announced Ref C. P. Radhakrishnan (1957-10-20) 20 October 1957 (age 68)Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance Governor of Maharashtra (2024–2025) Governor of Jharkhand (2023–2024) Governor of Telangana (additional charge) (2024) Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (additional charge) (2024) President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu (2003–2006) Member of Lok Sabha from Coimbatore (1998–2004) Tamil Nadu 17 August 2025 [6] Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance[edit] Main article: Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance Name Born Party Alliance Positions held Home state Date announced Ref B. Sudershan Reddy (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 79)Akula Mylaram, Telangana Independent Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance Judge of the Supreme Court of India (2007–2011) Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court (2005–2007) Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court (1995–2005) Telangana 19 August 2025 Results[edit] Results of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2025 Candidate Party Electoral Votes % C. P. Radhakrishnan BJP (NDA) 452 60.10% B. Sudershan Reddy Independent (INDIA) 300 39.90% Total 752 100.00 Valid Votes 752 98.04% Invalid Votes 15 1.96% Turnout 767 98.21% Abstentions 14 1.79% Electors 781 See also[edit] Vice President of India 2025 elections in India List of Indian vice presidential elections List of vice presidents of India References[edit] ^ "Vice President Election 2025 LIVE: 98.3 % Voter Turnout Recorded, Counting Begins". News18. Retrieved 9 September 2025. ^ a b "New Vice President By August-End, Election Processs Begins". MSN. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025. ^ "Vice-Presidential poll on August 6". The Hindu. 29 June 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2022. ^ "Cross-voting in VP election? Radhakrishnan's victory margin puts question mark on opposition's unity". The Times of India. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025. ^ "Vice President election 2025: Election to pick next Vice President on September 9 after Dhankhar's surprise resignation". Deccan Herald. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025. ^ "CP Radhakrishnan, Maharashtra Governer is announced as VP candidate for upcoming VP Election". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025. vte Vice Presidents of India ListVice Presidents Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1952–1962) Zakir Husain (1962–1967) Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1967–1969) Gopal Swarup Pathak (1969–1974) B. D. Jatti (1974–1979) M. Hidayatullah (1979–1984) R. Venkataraman (1984–1987) Shankar Dayal Sharma (1987–1992) K. R. Narayanan (1992–1997) Krishan Kant (1997–2002) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (2002–2007) M. Hamid Ansari (2007–2017) M. Venkaiah Naidu (2017–2022) Jagdeep Dhankhar (2022–2025) C. P. Radhakrishnan (2025–present) Elections 1952 1957 1962 1967 1969 1974 1979 1984 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 2025 Residence: Vice President's Encle, 108, Church Road, New Delhi – 110001, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India.