C. P. Radhakrishnan
C. P. Radhakrishnan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 15th Vice President of India | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2025 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Governor of Maharashtra | |
| In office 31 July 2024[1] – 11 September 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Succeeded by | Acharya Devvrat (additional charge) |
| Governor of Jharkhand | |
| In office 18 February 2023[2] – 30 July 2024[3] | |
| Chief Minister | Hemant Soren Champai Soren |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Succeeded by | Santosh Gangwar |
| Governor of Telangana | |
| In office 20 March 2024[4] – 6 August 2024[5] | |
| Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
| Preceded by | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Succeeded by | Jishnu Dev Varma |
| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | |
| In office 22 March 2024[6] – 7 August 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | N. Rangaswamy |
| Preceded by | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Succeeded by | Kuniyil Kailashnathan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 28 February 1998 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | M. Ramanathan |
| Succeeded by | K. Subbarayan |
| Constituency | Coimbatore |
| State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 12 May 2003 – 22 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | S. P. Kirubanidhi |
| Succeeded by | La. Ganesan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan 4 May 1957 Tiruppur, Madras State (present–day Tamil Nadu), India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) |
R. Sumathi (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | V. O. Chidambaram College (BBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman, agriculturalist, politician |
Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan (born 20 October 1957) is an Indian politician and businessman who has been the 15th and current Vice President of India since 2025. He was the governor of Maharashtra from 31 July 2024 until 11 September 2025. He was the governor of Jharkhand from February 2023 to July 2024.[7][8]
He was a member of the Lok Sabha 1998 until 2004. He was also the former state president of the BJP for Tamil Nadu.
In August 2025, Radhakrishnan was announced as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate in the 2025 vice presidential election.[9] He was elected vice president the following month with 60% of the vote.[10]
References
- ↑ "CP Radhakrishnan takes oath as Maharashtra governor". The Times of India. 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "C.P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as Jharkhand Governor". The Hindu. 18 February 2023.
- ↑ "Santosh Kumar Gangwar sworn in as Jharkhand Governor". Deccan Herald. 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan takes charge as Telangana governor". News on AIR. 20 March 2024.
- ↑ "Kailashnathan sworn-in as Lt. Governor of Puducherry". The Hindu. 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "C.P. Radhakrishnan assumes charge of Lt. Governor of Puducherry". News on AIR. 22 March 2024.
- ↑ "C.P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as Jharkhand Governor". The Hindu. 2023-02-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ↑ "Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan - Hon'ble Governor of Jharkhand". Governor of Jharkhand. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ↑ "BJP: give scholarship to Hindu students". The Hindu. Nagercoil. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ↑ "CP Radhakrishnan elected as India's 15th vice-president, defeats Sudershan Reddy". Zeebiz. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
Other websites
Media related to C. P. Radhakrishnan at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to C. P. Radhakrishnan at Wikiquote- Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website (12th Lok Sabha)
- Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website (13th Lok Sabha)
- Profile on Governor of Telangana website (Archived)
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