Vice Presidential Election 2025

August 21, 2025 9:31 PM

EC appoints two officers as observers for upcoming Vice President elections

Ahead of the upcoming election for the post of Vice President of India, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday appointed two senior officers of the rank of Additional Secretary as Observers to oversee the electoral process. The election, scheduled for September 9, will see a direct contest between Justice (Retd.) B Sudershan Reddy, backed by the INDIA bloc, and the NDA’s nominee, C P Radhakrishnan. The last date for filing nominations is August 21, while candidates can withdraw t...

August 7, 2025 11:09 AM

Election Commission notifies schedule for Vice-Presidential election 2025

The Election Commission of India has notified the schedule for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025, through a Gazette of India Extraordinary published today. If required, polling will be held on September 9, 2025. As per the official notification, the last date for filing nominations is August 21, 2025. The scrutiny of nominations will be conducted on August 22, while August 25 has been set as the final date for the withdrawal of candidatures. If the election is contested, voting will take pla...

August 1, 2025 1:58 PM

Vice President election to be held on Sept 9, result on same day

The Election Commission of India has announced that the election to choose the next Vice President of India will be held on September 9, with counting of votes to take place the same day. According to the schedule released on Friday, August 21 is the last date for filing nominations, while the deadline for withdrawal of candidature is August 25. The post fell vacant after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on July 21, the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, citing health concerns. "To pr...