CP Radhakrishnan elected India’s new Vice President

CP Radhakrishnan won by 152 votes today, crossing the 391 vote requirement margin to become the Vice President of India.

STC NEWS DESK
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 09 (STC): CP Radhakrishnan, the vice-presidential candidate of the NDA, won the elections today to become the new Vice President of India.
Radhakrishnan was locked in a direct battle against Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy.
CP Radhakrishnan won by 152 votes today, crossing the 391 vote requirement margin to become the Vice President of India.
Radharishnan received 452 first preference votes, Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody said.
“NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan got 452 first preference votes. He has been elected as the Vice President of India… Opposition’s vice-presidential candidate Justice Sudershan Reddy secured 300 first preference votes,” Mody told the media.
The vice-presidential elections began at 10 AM and concluded at 5 PM. The counting started at 6 pm.
The electoral college comprising members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha had a strength of 781.
(Inputs from Mint/ Straight Talk Communications)