Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan | |
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Minister for Animal Husbandry | |
In office August 2017 –May 2021 | |
Preceded by | P. Balakrishna Reddy |
Minister for Housing and Urban Development | |
In office May 2016 –August 2017 | |
Preceded by | R. Vaithilingam |
Succeeded by | O. Panneerselvam |
Member of the Legislative Assembly from Udumalaipettai | |
Assumed office May 2016 | |
Preceded by | V. Jayaraman |
Chairman of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited | |
In office July 2011 –May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | M. Manikandan (politician) |
In office July 2019 –July 2021 | |
Preceded by | M. Manikandan (politician) |
Personal details | |
Born | K Radhakrishnan 16 December 1965 Pollachi,Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Education | B.Com. |
Alma mater | Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College |
Website | Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan |
Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from the Udumalpet constituency as a candidate of the AIADMK party. He served as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited from 2011 to 2016. Again he was appointed the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited in July 2019. [1]
The service being provided by TACTV is welfare step taken by the Government,in the interest of the public and cable TV operators. The Cable TV market in Tamil Nadu was monopolized by private companies which charged high monthly tariffs. Under his leadership Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation gave services at a much lower price to the public.
Jayalalithaa appointed Radhakrishnan as Minister for Housing and Urban Development in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post. [2]
Radhakrishnan was born on 16 December 1965 at Pollachi,Coimbatore district,Madras State (present-day Tamil Nadu). After completing school,he completed B.Com from Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College. He is married to Krishna Brindha Radhakrishnan and has one daughter and one son. He is a cable TV operator and agriculturist by occupation.[ citation needed ]
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Udumalpet | AIADMK | Won | 44.73 | Muthu K | DMK | 41.62 [3] |
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Udumalpet | AIADMK | Won | 49.85 | Thennarasu K | INC | 38.59 |
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