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Vice-Presidential Election Set for Sept. 9 as NDA’s C. P. Radhakrishnan Faces Opposition’s B. Sudershan Reddy

Parliament’s electoral college will vote by secret ballot in a single-day poll with counting scheduled at 6 pm in Room F-101 of Parliament House.

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Overview

  • The withdrawal deadline passed on August 25 with both nominees remaining, confirming a direct contest between C. P. Radhakrishnan and Buchireddy Sudershan Reddy.
  • Returning officer P. C. Mody announced polling will run from 10 am to 5 pm on September 9, with the result to be declared after counting begins at 6 pm.
  • Voting will be held in Room F-101, Vasudha, Parliament House, and nominated Rajya Sabha members are eligible to participate in the secret ballot.
  • The electoral college totals 788 members on paper—233 elected Rajya Sabha (five vacancies), 12 nominated Rajya Sabha, and 543 Lok Sabha (one vacancy)—with 782 presently in place.
  • The opposition frames the race as an ideological contest, though the NDA holds a numerical edge as it backs Radhakrishnan, a BJP veteran and Maharashtra governor, against Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge known for black money and constitutional rulings.