A veteran politician and senior leader, Radhakrishnan brings decades of legislative and administrative experience to the role. As Vice President, Radhakrishnan will also serve as the ex-officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
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1 / 5Chandrapuram Ponnuswamy Radhakrishnan, commonly known as C.P. Radhakrishnan, has been elected as the new Vice President of India. He was elected on Tuesday, September 9, after securing 452 first preference votes. He succeeds former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned on July 21, citing health reasons. (Image: PTI)
2 / 5Born on October 20, 1957, in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Radhakrishnan belongs to the Gounder-Kongu Vellalar community, which is classified as an Other Backward Class (OBC). Before contesting for the Vice President of India, Radhakrishnan was serving as the Governor of Maharashtra. Before that, he held the position of Governor of Jharkhand and had also served in an additional capacity as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. (Photo: X/@blsanthosh)
3 / 5Radhakrishnan’s political journey started as a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and thereafter he joined the Jan Sangh in 1974. He won Lok Sabha seats from Coimbatore in 1998 and 1999. He chaired the Textiles Committee in the Parliament and served on Finance and PSU panels. (Photo: X/@iChiragPaswan)
4 / 5CP Radhakrishnan was the Tamil Nadu BJP president from 2004 to 2007. During his tenure, he led a 93-day and 19,000 km long Ratha Yatra to highlight demands for linking all the Indian rivers, implementation of a uniform civil code and eradication of terrorism. From 2020 to 2022, he was the all-India in-charge of the BJP for Kerala. (Photo: X/@CPRGuv)
5 / 5He is said to have a strong connection in the grassroots in South India, which could help the BJP in the state assembly elections scheduled for next year in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Radhakrishnan is also seen as a confidante of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. (Image: PTI)
