Constituency Puducherry Role Member of Parliament Spouse(s) R. Subhashini | Children 2 sons Residence Pondicherry Name R. Radhakrishnan | |
Born 9 June 1971 (age 52)
Poudouthottame, Kancheepuram, (Tamil Nadu) ( 1971-06-09 ) | ||
Political party All India N.R. Congress | ||
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 since 2014.
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Family and education
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.
Political career
R Radhakrishnan was elected member of Puducherry Assembly twice following his election from the erstwhile Kuruvinathan constituency in 2001 and successively in 2006.
R Radhakrishnan was the Chairman of Puducherry Slum clearance Board from 2001-2006. He served as speaker of the Puducherry assembly from 2006 until 2011.
R Radhakrishnan is candidate for All India NR Congress (AINRC) from Puducherry in the [Indian general election, Won with a margin of 60,854 defeating union minister of state V Narayanasamy of Indian National Congress. |2014 Indian election].