Counting of votes in the vice presidential election began at 6 PM on Tuesday after over 98 percent of MPs exercised their franchise in the contest between NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy.
The counting was underway in the new Parliament building under the supervision of Returning Officer P C Mody, Rajya Sabha secretary general.
The results will be announced late evening.
The polling concluded at 5 PM with over 98 per cent of votes being cast in the election, official sources said, adding 12 MPs out of 781 did not vote. -- PTI
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