Vice President Election: Who is leading in different states? Breakdown of vote tally for NDA and INDIA
Vice President Election 2025: In the 2022 Vice Presidential Election, Jagdeep Dhankhar received 528 votes (74.37 per cent) and secured a massive victory with a margin of 346 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva, who got only 182 votes (25.63 per cent).
India will elect its 15th Vice President on September 9 (Tuesday) after members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have to choose between CP Radhakrishnan of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and B Sudarshan Reddy of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan and Buchireddy Sudershan Reddy are the two candidates contesting the Vice Presidential election. The election was necessitated after the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice President citing health reasons. Dhankhar became the third Vice President to resign mid-term after Varahagiri Venkata Giri and Ramaswamy Venkataraman.
Vice President Election: Who are the candidates?
This is the first time in history that the two leading candidates are from the southern states, as Radhakrishnan belongs to Tamil Nadu while Reddy is from Telangana. Radhakrishnan was serving as the Maharashtra Governor when he was picked by the NDA as its candidate to replace Jagdeep Dhankhar. Radhakrishnan also served as the Governor of Jharkhand and Telangana. He represented the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu twice, in 1998 and 1999.
Reddy served as a Supreme Court judge from 2007 to 2011. He was the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court from 2005 to 2007 and also the first Lokayukta of Goa in March 2013.
Vice President Election: Who is supporting whom?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alliance partners, including Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU), Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) of Edappadi Palaniswami, HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal Secular (JDS), Jana Sena Party (JSP) of Pawan Kalyan, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) of Jayant Chaudhary, Anupriya Patel's Apna Dal (Soneylal), Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) of Sudesh Mahto, Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) of Prem Singh Tamang, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), Conrad Sangma-led National People's Party (NPP), Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) of Upendra Kushwaha, GK Vasan's Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar), Republican Party of India (RPI) of Ramdas Athawale, and several independents and nominated members are firmly with CP Radhakrishnan.
On the other hand, B Sudershan Reddy is being supported by Congress, Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP), Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of MK Stalin, Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena (UBT), Nationalist Congress Party (SP) of Sharad Pawar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of Lalu Prasad Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Communist Party of India (CPI), Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) of Omar Abdullah, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) of Thol. Thirumavalavan, Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP), Kerala Congress (KEC), Vaiko's Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLTP) of Hanuman Beniwal, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) of Kamal Haasan, Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM) and Kerala Congress Mani (KCM).
Vice President Election 2025: Who is leading in different states, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra?
According to India TV's analysis, CP Radhakrishnan is all set to become the next Vice President of India, as numbers are comfortably tilted in his favour against Opposition candidate Reddy. Unlike the Presidential election, where even state legislators also vote, the Vice President is elected by the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha only. 7 seats are lying vacant in both houses (6 in Rajya Sabha and 1 in Lok Sabha) presently, and the total number of parliamentarians who are eligible to vote is 781. The successful candidate needs at least 391 votes to become the next Vice President of India, and the NDA candidate Radhakrishnan is hopeful of getting the solid backing of at least 437 members (56%), well above the magic figure. Reddy is likely to get around 323 votes.
Radhakrishnan is leading in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Odisha and Rajasthan, while Reddy will get more votes in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab.
Vice Presidential Election 2025: Breakdown of vote tally for NDA, INDIA
| States | Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha seats | NDA numbers (backed by others) | INDIA numbers (backed by others) | Others | |
| 1. | Uttar Pradesh | 80+31 = 111 |
BJP: 33+24 = 57 RLD: 2+1 = 3 ADS: 1+0 = 1 Total: 61 |
SP: 37+4 = 41 Congress: 6+0 = 6 Independent: 0+1 (Kapil Sibal) = 1 Total: 48 |
BSP: 0+1 = 1 ASP (KR): 1+0 = 1 Total: 2 |
| 2. | Maharashtra | 48+19 = 67 |
BJP: 9+7 = 16 Shiv Sena: 7+1 = 8 NCP: 1+3 = 4 RPI (A): 0+1 = 1 Total: 29 |
Congress: 13+3 = 16 Shiv Sena (UBT): 9+2 = 11 NCP (SP): 8+2 = 10 Independent: 1 (Vishal Patil) + 0 = 1 Total: 38 |
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| 3. | West Bengal | 42+16 = 58 |
BJP: 12+2 = 14 |
TMC: 28+13 = 41 Congress: 1+0 = 1 CPI (M): 0+1 = 1 Total: 43 |
Vacant: 1 (Basirhat Lok Sabha seat) |
| 4. | Tamil Nadu | 39+18 = 57 |
BJP: 0+0 = 0 AIADMK: 0+4 = 4 TMC (M): 0+1 = 1 Total: 5 |
DMK: 22+10 = 32 Congress: 9+1 = 10 CPI (M): 2+0 = 2 CPI: 2+0 = 2 VCK: 2+0 = 2 MDMK: 1+0 = 1 MNM: 0+1 = 1 IUML: 1+0 = 1 Total: 51 |
AIADMK (OPS group): 0+1 = 1 (R Dharmar) |
| 5. | Bihar | 40+16 = 56 |
BJP: 12+5 = 17 JDU: 12+4 = 16 LJP (RV): 5+0 = 5 HAM: 1+0 = 1 RLM: 0+1 = 1 Total: 40 |
RJD: 4+5 = 9 Congress: 3+1 = 4 CPI (ML-L): 2+0 = 2 Independent: 1 (Pappu Yadav) + 0 = 1 Total: 16 |
0 |
| 6. | Madhya Pradesh | 29+11 = 40 | BJP: 29+8 = 37 | Congress: 0+3 = 3 | 0 |
| 7. | Karnataka | 28+12 = 40 |
BJP: 17+6 = 23 JDS: 2+1 = 3 Total: 26 |
Congress: 9+5 = 14 | 0 |
| 8. | Gujarat | 26+11 = 37 | BJP: 25+10 = 35 | Congress: 1+1 = 2 | 0 |
| 9. | Andhra Pradesh | 25+11 = 36 |
BJP: 3+2 = 5 TDP: 16+2 = 18 JSP: 2+0 = 2 YSRCP (Supporting Radhakrishnan): 4+7 = 11 Total: 36 |
0 | 0 |
| 10. | Rajasthan | 25+10 = 35 | BJP: 14+5 = 19 |
Congress: 8+5 = 13 BAP: 1+0 = 1 RLTP: 1+0 = 1 CPI (M): 1+0 = 1 Total: 16
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0 |
| 11. | Odisha | 21+10 = 31 | BJP: 20+3 = 23 | Congress: 1+0 = 1 | BJD: 0+7 = 7 (To abstain from voting) |
| 12. | Kerala | 20+9 = 29 | BJP: 1+0 = 1 |
Congress: 14+1 = 15 CPI (M): 1+3 = 4 IUML: 2+2 = 4 CPI: 0+2 = 2 KCM: 0+1 = 1 KEC: 1+0 = 1 RSP: 1+0 = 1 Total: 28 |
0 |
| 13. | Telangana | 17+7 = 24 |
BJP: 8+0 = 8 |
Congress: 8+3 = 11 AIMIM: 1+0 = 1 Total: 12 |
BRS: 0+4 = 4 (To abstain from voting) |
| 14. | Assam | 14+7 = 21 |
BJP: 9+4 = 13 AGP: 1+1 = 2 UPPL: 1+1 = 2 Total: 17 |
Congress: 3+0 = 3 AGM: 0+1 = 1 Total: 4 |
0 |
| 15. | Jharkhand | 14+6 = 20 |
BJP: 8+3 = 11 AJSU: 1+0 = 1 Total: 12 |
JMM: 3+2 = 5 Congress: 2+0 = 2 Total: 7 |
Vacant: 1 (Rajya Sabha) |
| 16. | Punjab | 13+7 = 20 | BJP: 0+0 = 0 |
AAP: 3+6 = 9 Congress: 7+0 = 7 Total: 16 |
Vacant: 1 (Rajya Sabha) SAD: 1+0 (To abstain from voting) Independents: 2+0 = 2 (To abstain from voting) (Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa) Total: 4 |
| 17. | Chhattisgarh | 11+5 = 16 | BJP: 10+1 = 11 | Congress: 1+4 = 5 | 0 |
| 18. | Haryana | 10+5 = 15 |
BJP: 5+4 = 9 Independent: 0+1 (Kartikeya Sharma) Total: 10 |
Congress: 5+0 = 5 | 0 |
| 19. | Delhi | 7+3 = 10 | BJP: 7+0 = 7 |
AAP: 0+3 = 3 Congress: 0+0 = 0 Total: 3 |
0 |
| 20. | Uttarakhand | 5+3 = 8 | BJP: 5+3 = 8 | Congress: 0+0 = 0 | 0 |
| 21. | Himachal Pradesh | 4+3 = 7 | BJP: 4+3 = 7 | Congress: 0+0 = 0 | 0 |
| 22. | Jammu and Kashmir | 5+4 = 9 | BJP: 2+0 = 2 | JKNC: 2+0 = 2 |
Independent: 1 (Sheikh Abdul Rashid) + 0 = 1 Vacant: 4 Rajya Sabha seats |
| 23. | Arunachal Pradesh | 2+1 = 3 | BJP: 2+1 = 3 | Congress: 0+0 = 0 | 0 |
| 24. | Goa | 2+1 = 3 | BJP: 1+1 = 2 | Congress: 1+0 = 1 | 0 |
| 25. | Manipur | 2+1 = 3 | BJP: 0+1 = 1 | Congress: 2+0 = 2 | 0 |
| 26. | Tripura | 2+1 = 3 | BJP: 2+1 = 3 |
Congress: 0+0 = 0 CPI (M): 0+0 = 0 Total: 0 |
0 |
| 27. | Meghalaya | 2+1 = 3 | NPP: 0+1 = 1 | Congress: 1+0 = 1 | VPP: 1+0 = 1 |
| 28. | Nagaland | 1+1 = 2 | BJP: 0+1 = 1 | Congress: 1+0 = 1 | 0 |
| 29. | Sikkim | 1+1 = 2 |
BJP: 0+1 = 1 SKM: 1+0 = 1 Total: 2 |
Congress: 0+0 = 0 | 0 |
| 30. | Mizoram | 1+1 = 2 | MNF: 0+1 = 1 | Congress: 0+0 = 0 | ZPM: 1+0 = 1 |
| 31. | Puducherry | 1+1 = 2 | BJP: 0+1 = 1 | Congress: 1+0 = 1 | 0 |
| 32. | Other Union Territories and Nominated | 6+12 = 18 |
BJP: 2+5 = 7 Nominated: 0+7 = 7 Total: 14 |
Congress: 2+0 = 2 Independent: 1 (Mohmad Haneefa) + 0 = 1 Total: 3 |
Independent: 1 (Umeshbhai Patel) + 0 = 1 |
| Grand Total | 788 | 437 | 323 | 28 (including 7 vacant seats) |
Vice Presidential Election 2025: What will fence-sitters do?
There are several parties which are not part of any alliance and can play an important role in the election. The Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), which has 11 members, has already announced its support for Radhakrishnan. So, the NDA candidate is likely to get the support of all 36 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh, as both the ruling alliance and the main opposition party are backing Radhakrishnan. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Asaduddin Owaisi will put its weight behind Reddy, as he is his 'fellow Hyderabadi'. Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD), with 7 members, and KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), with 4 members, decided to abstain from voting. Both parties have no representation in the Lok Sabha. Apart from them, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of Sukhbir Singh Badal is also boycotting the election, along with two Independents, Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, from Punjab. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of Mayawati, the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) of Mizoram and the Voice of the People Party (VPP) of Meghalaya are still undecided.
What happened in the 2022 Vice Presidential Election?
In the 2022 Vice Presidential Election, Jagdeep Dhankhar received 528 votes (74.37 per cent) and secured a massive victory with a margin of 346 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva, who got only 182 votes (25.63 per cent). Dhankhar has got more votes than past Vice Presidential election winners like Krishan Kant (1997), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (2002), Hamid Ansari (2007 and 2012) and Venkaiah Naidu (2017). Opposition candidate Alva's defeat against Dhankhar is among the worst defeats ever recorded as far as the Vice Presidential poll is concerned.
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