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Vice President Election: Maharashtra Governor and NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan has become India's 15th Vice President by defeating INDIA-Bloc candidate B Sudershan Reddy. While Radhakrishnan managed to secure 452 votes, Reddy could only manage to win 300 votes. Radhakrishnan has vast experience in administration, as he also served as the governor of Jharkhand and also handled key positions in the BJP and RSS. He has been a two-time Lok Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore and also held several key parliamentary roles. Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that the vast experience of Radhakrishnan will benefit the country, adding that he has devoted his life to public service.

Who is CP Radhakrishnan?

Radhakrishnan was born on October 20, 1957 in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu and got his early education in a local school. He later obtained Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from VO Chidambaram College in Thoothukudi district. Radhakrishnan has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since he was 16 years old. He has been an active voice for the BJP in Tamil Nadu, where the saffron party is yet to win an election on its own.

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Radhakrishnan has been a two-time Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore and held important parliamentary roles, such as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Textiles and member of committees on PSUs and Finance. Radhakrishnan also became BJP president in Tamil Nadu in 2004 and held the post for three years. He was appointed Jharkhand's Governor in 2023 and later took charge as Governor of Maharashtra in July 2024.

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