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From Tamil Nadu’s soil to Kartavya Path
CP Radhakrishnan Becomes

The Vice President

In alignment with the spirit of the Constitution, the election for the Vice President was successfully
conducted on 9th September. Chandrapuram Ponnusami Radhakrishnan, originally from Tamil Nadu,
has become the 15th Vice President of the country. On 12th September, President Droupadi Murmu
administered the oath of office to him for this constitutional position. With this, the country has
formally received a new steward to democracy, especially for the Upper House of Parliament…

is public life began at the grassroots of society Vote equation of the Vice
and has been marked by dedication, hard
Hwork, and administrative excellence. Growing Presidential election
up in the sacred soil of Tamil Nadu, C. Ponnusami n Voting for the Vice Presidential election was held on
Radhakrishnan is a personality who has risen from September 9, and the results have also been declared.
public service to the highest echelons of leadership, n In this election, a total of 245 Rajya Sabha and 543
now serving with dignity as the Chairman of the Rajya Lok Sabha members were voters (total 788), in
Sabha in his role as Vice President of India. Recog- which the effective number of votes was 781 due to
nising his experience, commitment, and service, the six seats vacant in Rajya Sabha and one seat vacant in
current central government not only nominated C. P. Lok Sabha.
Radhakrishnan as a candidate but also ensured his n However, a total of 767 MPs exercised their
victory. On September 12, Radhakrishnan took the franchise, out of which 752 votes were found valid
oath as the 15th Vice President of India. With this, while 15 votes were declared invalid.
under the leadership of Radhakrishnan – a confluence
of experience and decorum – the dignity of India’s par- n In this election, there was a 98.2% voter turnout.
The ruling party's candidate, C.P. Radhakrishnan,
liamentary democracy will be further strengthened. received 452 votes, while the opposition candidate,
On his election as Vice President, Prime Minister Justice Sudarshan Reddy, received 300 votes.
Narendra Modi wrote on his social media handle

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