India, Sept. 10 -- Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was elected as the 15th vice-president of India on Tuesday after securing 452 of 767 votes polled in the election, a higher-than expected tally that indicated some cross voting from the opposition benches and support from fence-sitters.

Rajya Sabha secretary general and returning officer PC Mody said 767 MPs cast their votes out of the total valid electors of 781 in a turnout of 98.2%. He said 752 ballots were valid and 15 were invalid, bringing down the required majority of first preference votes to 377.

At least fourteen MPs, including lawmakers from the Biju Janata Dal, Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Akali Dal and two independents, didn't vote.

"I declare CP Radhakrishnan elected to t...