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New Delhi – CP Radhakrishnan took oath as the Vice-President of India on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu.Several political leaders, including the Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, as well as the Governors of Karnataka, Punjab, and Jharkhand, attended the event.
Vice-Presidential Election Results
Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee, secured 452 votes, defeating the Opposition candidate and former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy, who received 300 votes.The election saw a voter turnout of 98.2%, with 767 out of 781 MPs casting their votes.Out of the 752 valid ballots, the required majority of first preference votes was 377.The NDA had the backing of 427 MPs, but representatives from YSRCP also supported Radhakrishnan, leading to him receiving 14 more votes than expected.13 MPs abstained from voting, including 7 from BJD, 4 from BRS, 1 from SAD, and 1 Independent MP.
About CP Radhakrishna
Born on October 20, 1957, in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan has over four decades of experience in public life and politics.He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and began his career as an RSS swayamsevak, later joining the Bharatiya Janasangh in 1974 as a state executive member.Radhakrishnan entered national politics as a BJP MP from Coimbatore, elected in 1998 and 1999.He has served on key parliamentary committees and represented India at the UN General Assembly in 2004.At the state level, he has held various roles, including President of BJP Tamil Nadu, Chairman of the Coir Board, and gubernatorial roles in Jharkhand, Telangana, Puducherry, and Maharashtra.
