Vice President Election 2025
▪ C.P. Radhakrishnan was elected as the 17th Vice-President of India
▪ He secured 452 first preferential votes against the joint Opposition candidate Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, who got 300 votes.
▪ Another 15 votes were found to be invalid and 14 MPs abstained.
Note
▪ Article 66 lays down the process of the election of the Vice-President.
▪ He is elected by the Electoral College.
▪ The Electoral College consists of
✓ 233 elected members of the Rajya Sabha (currently, five seats are vacant)
✓ 12 nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
✓ 543 elected members of the Lok Sabha (currently, one seat is vacant)
✓ Total 788 members (currently, 782 members).
▪ By the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
