New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- CP Radhakrishnan took oath as the 15th Vice President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan today, 12 September. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office.

Radhakrishnan, the 67-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee, won the vice presidential election on Tuesday, defeating B Sudershan Reddy, the joint opposition INDIA bloc nominee, by 152 votes.

Radhakrishnan bagged 452 votes against the Opposition INDIA bloc nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy's 300 votes, amid indications of cross-voting in favour of the victorious candidate.

The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then-incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on 21 July.

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