Chandrapuram Ponnuswamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday ( September 12, 2025) sworns in as the 15th Vice President Of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to the 67 year old  Mr. Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning . Dressed in red kurta , Mr.Radhakrishna took oath in English in the name of God. He won the vice-presidential election on Tuesday , defeating the joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes.  

The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then incrumbent, Jaydeep Dhankhar , on July 21st over health issues. Mr Dhankhar also attended the ceremony , his first public appearance since his resignation as Vice President. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Bjp president J.P. Nadda were among those who attended the programme.Former Vice -President Hamid Ansari and Venkaiah Naidu were also present at the ceremony.