India, Sept. 12 -- Vice President-elect CP Radhakrishnan will be administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday, September 12.

The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 10am, PTI reported, citing officials.

Radhakrishnan, 68, a former governor of Maharashtra, was elected as India's 15th Vice President on Tuesday, defeating the joint Opposition nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes.

While the NDA had the assured support of 427 MPs, 11 members of the YSRCP also backed Radhakrishnan, helping him secure 14 votes more than expected, fuelling speculation of cross-voting from the Opposition, news agency ANI reported.

Thirteen MPs abstained from voting, i...