National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate CP Radhakrishnan has been elected to be the new Vice President of the country. He received 452 votes, while the opposition India Alliance candidate, former Supreme Court judge B Sudarshan Reddy, secured 300 votes. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
Born on October 20, 1957 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, CP Radhakrishnan is currently the Governor of Maharashtra. He has had a political career spanning over four decades. Let’s explore where and how extensively the country’s new Vice President Radhakrishnan has pursued his education. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
Radhakrishnan completed his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at V.O. Chidambaram College in Tuticorin. As a student, he was active in sports and excelled as a table tennis champion. During his teenage years, he developed an interest in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and joined the organisation at the age of 17, marking the beginning of his political journey. He also had a keen interest in political science and earned his PhD on the decline of feudalism. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
He began his political career in 1974 and led the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. He was elected as an MP from Coimbatore in both 1998 and 1999. During his tenure in the Lok Sabha, he became the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textiles and contributed to various significant committees, including Finance. From 2004 to 2007, the BJP appointed him as the Tamil Nadu State President. In this period, he undertook a 19,000 km Rath Yatra over 93 days, addressing issues such as the river linking scheme, uniform civil code, and social harmony. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
Radhakrishnan served as the chairman of the Coir Board from 2016 to 2020, during which time coir exports achieved record levels. In February 2023, he was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand, and within four months, he visited all 24 districts of the state. Additionally, he briefly held positions as the acting Governor of Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Daman and Diu. On July 31, 2024, he assumed the role of Governor of Maharashtra. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
During the recently-concluded Vice Presidential election, 767 MPs cast their votes, of which 15 were declared invalid. There are 788 members in the electoral college for the vice presidential election, as seven seats (six in the Rajya Sabha and one in the Lok Sabha) are currently vacant. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
Radhakrishnan is expected to be sworn in as the fifteenth Vice President of India on September 12. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office of Vice President of India on Friday. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
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