R. Radhakrishnan (politician)

R Radhakrishnan
R Radhakrishnan
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	9 June 1971 (age 52); Poudouthottame, Kancheepuram, (Tamil Nadu)
Political party	All India NR Congress
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	R Subhashini
Children	2 sons
Residence	Pondicherry, Puducherry

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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]

Family and education[edit]

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]

Political career[edit]

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.^[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]

References[edit]

↑ "AINRC names candidate for Puducherry constituency". The Hindu. 12 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "PSG Institute of Management". psgim.ac.in. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "Rs 25-crore housing scheme for the poor". The Hindu. 21 January 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "Radhakrishnan elected Speaker of Pondy Assembly". The Hindu. 2 June 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "AINRC names candidate for Puducherry constituency". The Hindu. 12 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[1] "AINRC names candidate for Puducherry constituency". The Hindu. 12 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[2] "PSG Institute of Management". psgim.ac.in. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[3] "Rs 25-crore housing scheme for the poor". The Hindu. 21 January 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[4] "Radhakrishnan elected Speaker of Pondy Assembly". The Hindu. 2 June 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[5] "AINRC names candidate for Puducherry constituency". The Hindu. 12 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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