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Home / News / India News / Photos / In Photos: CP Radhakrishnan takes oath as 15th Vice President of India

In Photos: CP Radhakrishnan takes oath as 15th Vice President of India

Updated On: 12 September, 2025 12:35 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India. (Pics/PTI)

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Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India. (Pics/PTI)

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Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India. (Pics/PTI)
<p>President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan</p>

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President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

<p>Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of God</p>

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Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of God

<p>President Murmu congratulated Radhakrishnan after he took oath. Radhakrishanan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday, defeating the joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes</p>

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President Murmu congratulated Radhakrishnan after he took oath. Radhakrishanan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday, defeating the joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes

<p>The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21 over health issues</p>

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The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21 over health issues

<p>Dhankhar was present at the ceremony, his first public appearance since his resignation as VP</p>

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Dhankhar was present at the ceremony, his first public appearance since his resignation as VP

<p>He was seated in the front row next to his predecessor Venkaiah Naidu and was seen conversing with him. Another former vice president Hamid Ansari was seated next to Naidu</p>

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He was seated in the front row next to his predecessor Venkaiah Naidu and was seen conversing with him. Another former vice president Hamid Ansari was seated next to Naidu

<p>Dhankar`s wife Sudesh Dhankhar was also present on the occasion</p>

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Dhankar`s wife Sudesh Dhankhar was also present on the occasion

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda were on the front row across the aisle</p>

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda were on the front row across the aisle

<p>Former president Ram Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu were also present at the oath taking</p>

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Former president Ram Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu were also present at the oath taking

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