New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Vice President Election Result: Maharashtra Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee CP Radhakrishnan was elected the 15th Vice President of India on Tuesday.

Radhakrishnan bagged 452 votes against the Opposition INDIA bloc nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy's 300 votes, amid indications of cross-voting in favour of the victorious candidate.

Rajya Sabha Secretary General and Returning Officer PC Mody said 767 MPs out of 781 cast their votes with a total turnout of 98.2 per cent. Mody said 752 ballots were valid and 15 were invalid, bringing down the required majority of first preference votes to 377.

"I declare CP Radhakrishnan elected to the post of Vice President of India, a...