Overview

• Returning Officer P. C. Mody announced that Radhakrishnan secured 452 first-preference votes against B. Sudershan Reddy’s 300 after counting on Tuesday evening.
• Out of 788 eligible MPs, 767 voted, with 752 valid and 15 invalid ballots, which set the first‑preference majority at 377 under the secret single transferable vote system.
• BJD, BRS and SAD abstained from the election, YSRCP backed the NDA nominee, and AIMIM supported Reddy.
• The result confirms the ruling alliance’s arithmetic edge in the electoral college and installs Radhakrishnan as the next chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
• Polling ran from 10 am to 5 pm at Vasudha Hall in the new Parliament building, followed by counting from 6 pm after parties conducted mock drills to reduce ballot errors.