How many votes are required to win the Vice Presidential election, how many MPs in NDA-India and others?

The date of Vice Presidential election in the country has come near. On July 21, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post of Vice President citing health reasons. Due to this, elections are being held to choose a new Vice President. The ruling coalition NDA has declared Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election. At the same time, opposition parties have described former Supreme Court Judge B Sudarshan Reddy as their candidate. So when will the election be held for the Vice President? How many votes are necessary to win this election? How many MPs have NDA and opposition alliance? Let’s know the answers to all these questions.

When is the election of Vice President?

The election schedule has been released by the Election Commission to choose the Vice President of India. The election will be held on 9 September. There will be a competition between NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan and India Block candidate former judge B Sudarshan Reddy.

Vice Presidential election schedule

• Notification issued by Election Commission- August 07, 2025 (Thursday)
• Last date for nomination-21 August, 2025 (Thursday
• Date of scrutiny of nominations- 22 August, 2025 (Friday)
• Last date for withdrawal of candidates- August 25, 2025 (Monday)
• The date, the day the voting, if necessary, will be conducted- September 09, 2025 (Tuesday)
• Voting time- Purva. 10.00 from up. Till 05.00 pm
• The date, the day the counting of votes, if necessary, will be conducted- September 09, 2025 (Tuesday)

Math of Lok Sabha

• There are a total of 542 MPs in the Lok Sabha.
• With the government: There are 293 MPs.
• With the opposition: There are 249 MPs.
• There are 15 MPs from non -NDA and non -India blocks.

Math of Rajya Sabha

• There are a total of 240 MPs in the Rajya Sabha.
• With the government: There are 134 MPs.
• With the opposition: There are 106 MPs.
• There are 30 MPs from non -NDA and non -India blocks.

How many votes are required for majority?

The Vice Presidential election will require 392 MPs for the majority. According to the information, the support of 427 MPs is being stated in favor of the government. Let us tell you that NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan will file nomination on August 20. At the same time, opposition candidate B Sudarshan Reddy will file nomination on 21 August.

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