2025 Indian vice presidential election

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2025 Indian vice presidential election
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Governor of Jharkhand Radhakrishnan.jpg
B. Sudarshan Reddy, former Judge of Supreme Court of India.png
Nominee C. P. Radhakrishnan B. Sudarshan Reddy
Party BJP Independent
Alliance NDA INDIA
Home state Tamil Nadu Telangana
Vice President before election

Jagdeep Dhankhar
BJP
(resigned)

Elected Vice President

TBD

Early vice presidential elections will be held in India on 9 September 2025 following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar due to health concerns. [1] Article 67 of the Constitution of India provides that the vice president of India shall remain in office for a period of five years. [2] According to Clause 2 of Article 68 of the Constitution, an election to fill a vacancy in the office of the vice president occurring due to his death, resignation or removal, or otherwise will be held "as soon as possible" after it goes vacant. This is the first early election for the office since 1987.

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Electoral system

The Vice President is elected by an electoral college which includes members of the Rajya Sabha and of the Lok Sabha. The nominated members of the upper house are also eligible to vote in the election process. Voting is done by secret ballot. A candidate must be a citizen of India, at least 35 years of age, qualified for election to the Rajya Sabha, and not hold any office of profit.

Election schedule

Under sub-section (1) of Section (4) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act 1952, the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India is to be announced by the Election Commission of India; it did so on 1 August. [1] Polling will take place in room number F-101, Vasudha, on the first floor of Parliament House, New Delhi, on 9 September between 10 am and 5 pm. [3]

S.No.EventDateDay
1.Issue of Election Commission's notification calling the election7 August 2025Thursday
2.Last date for making nominations21 August 2025Thursday
3.Date for the scrutiny of nominations22 August 2025Friday
4.Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures25 August 2025Monday
5.Date on which a poll shall be taken9 September 2025Tuesday
6.Date on which counting shall be taken9 September 2025Tuesday

Electoral college

House
NDA INDIA Others
Lok Sabha
297 / 542 (55%)
237 / 542 (44%)
10 / 542 (2%)
Rajya Sabha
139 / 239 (58%)
87 / 239 (36%)
10 / 239 (4%)
Total
436 / 781 (56%)
324 / 781 (41%)
20 / 781 (3%)

Candidates

National Democratic Alliance

NameBornPartyAlliancePositions heldHome stateDate announcedRef
Governor of Jharkhand Radhakrishnan.jpg
C. P. Radhakrishnan 		20 October 1957 (age 67)
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu 		Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance Tamil Nadu 17 August 2025 [4]

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

NameBornPartyAlliancePositions heldHome stateDate announcedRef
B. Sudarshan Reddy, former Judge of Supreme Court of India.png
B. Sudarshan Reddy 		8 July 1946 (age 79)
Akula Mylaram, Telangana 		Independent Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance Telangana 19 August 2025 [4]

Projected results

AllianceParties Members of Lok Sabha Members of Rajya Sabha
C. P. Radhakrishnan NDA 1 BJP 240102
2 TDP 162
3 JD(U) 124
4 LJP(RV) 50
5 AIADMK 04
6 NCP 13
7 JD(S) 21
8 JSP 20
9 RLD 21
10 AGP 11
11 SHS 71
12 UPPL 11
13 AD(S) 10
14 RLM 01
15 NPP 01
16 AJSU 10
17 SKM 10
18 RPI(A) 01
19 TMC(M) 01
20 HAM 10
21 Independents 01
Non-NDA Backing BJP Candidate
1 YSRCP 47
2 BJD 07
B. Sudarshan Reddy INDIA 1 INC 9927
2 SP 374
3 TMC 2813
4 DMK 2210
5 NCP(SP) 82
6 CPI(M) 44
7 RJD 45
8 IUML 32
9 JMM 32
10 CPI 22
11 CPI(ML)L 20
12 JKNC 20
13 VCK 20
14 MDMK 10
15 MNM 01
16 RSP 10
17 RLP 10
18 KEC 10
19 BAP 10
20 VPP 10
21 KC(M) 01
22 AGM 01
23 SS(UBT) 92
24 Independents 31
Non-INDIA backing INDIA candidate
1 AAP 39
2 BSP 01

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New Vice President By August-End, Election Processs Begins". MSN. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Vice-Presidential poll on August 6". The Hindu. 29 June 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Vice President election 2025: Election to pick next Vice President on September 9 after Dhankhar's surprise resignation".
  4. 1 2 "CP Radhakrishnan, Maharashtra Governer is announced as VP candidate for upcoming VP Election". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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