R Radhakrishnan | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 16 May 2014 –23 May 2019 | |
Succeeded by | V. Vaithilingam |
Constituency | Puducherry |
Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2001–2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Poudouthottame,Kancheepuram,(Tamil Nadu) | 9 June 1971
Political party | All India NR Congress |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | R Subhashini |
Children | 2 sons |
Residence(s) | Pondicherry,Puducherry |
R Radhakrishnan (born 9 June 1971) is an Indian member of parliament (MP) and former speaker of the Union Territory of Puducherry assembly from 2006 to 2011. He is a member of the All India N R Congress (AINRC) and represents Puducherry constituency in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. [1]
R Radhakrishnan hails from a family with political lineage. He is the elder son of politician R. Ramanathan (former member of Puducherry legislative assembly).
R Radhakrishnan completed his High school at ARLM Matriculation school,Cuddalore &Higher secondary Education at Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary school. Under graduation in Commerce from Vivekananda College,Chennai. He completed his post-graduation in Master of Business Administration (MBA) from PSG Institute of Management in Coimbatore,which counts him as one of its distinguished alumni. [2]
R Radhakrishnan was elected member of Puducherry Assembly twice following his election from the erstwhile Kuruvinatham constituency in 2001 and successively in 2006.
R Radhakrishnan was the Chairman of Puducherry Slum clearance Board from 2001-2006. [3] He served as speaker of the Puducherry assembly from 2006 until 2011. [4]
R Radhakrishnan was candidate for All India NR Congress (AINRC) from Puducherry in the Indian general election. He won with a margin of 60,854 defeating union minister of state V Narayanasamy of Indian National Congress in the 2014 Indian election. [5]
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