C. p. radhakrishnan: CP Radhakrishnan will be the next Vice-President

CP Radhakrishnan will be the next Vice-President of India. The National Democratic Alliance candidate and Maharashtra Governor on Tuesday won the Vice-Presidential election by bagging 452 votes. Meanwhile, B Sudershan Reddy, the retired Supreme Court judge picked by the India bloc got 300 votes. Members of both Houses of Parliament cast their votes in the Parliament House between 10 am and 5 pm today, while counting began at 6 pm. Shri Chandrapuram Ponnusami ( C.P.) Radhakrishnan , took charge as the Vice President of India on 12th September 2025. Prior to his election as the Vice President of India Shri Radhakrishnan served as the Governor of Maharashtra for little more than one year. Radhakrishnan was born on 4 May 1957 to C . K. Ponnusamy and K. Janaki in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. [1][2] He belongs to the Gounder community. He was reportedly named after the then-incumbent first Vice-President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and co-incidentally he was elected for a second term just a week after his birth, leading to a belief of some shared destiny. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from V. O. Chidambaram College in Thoothukudi. [3][4] Since the age ... Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan , who began his political career as an RSS swayamsevak, was named as NDA’s candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election. Here's all you need to know about him.