Radhakrishnan P.

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• Political Timeline of Radhakrishnan P.
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Radhakrishnan P. Biography

P Radhakrishnan is one of the most active BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu. A lawyer by profession, P Radhakrishnan has represented the Kanyakumari constituency in the Lok Sabha as a BJP MP. In 2017, he took charge as Minister of State for Finance and the Minister of State for Shipping. Since 1991, he's contested in five consecutive Lok Sabha elections from Nagercoil constituency. However, he struck out in four of those five elections, emerging victorious in 1999 Lok Sabha elections. Nonetheless, he successfully contested in 16th Lok Sabha elections from Kanyakumari in 2014. He also served as Minister of State in Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government during 1999-2004.

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Radhakrishnan P. Personal Life

Full Name	Radhakrishnan P.
Date of Birth	01 Mar 1952 (Age 74)
Place of Birth	Vill. Alathankarai, Nagercoil, Distt. Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Party Name	Bharatiya Janta Party
Education	Graduate Professional
Profession	Advocate
Father's Name	Shri Ponniah Ayyappan
Mother's Name	Smt. Thanga Kani
Spouse's Name	Unmarried

Radhakrishnan P. Net Worth

Net Worth

₹7.5 CRORE

ASSETS

₹7.5 CRORE

Liabilities

N/A

Interesting Facts about Radhakrishnan P.

P Radhakrishnan, the only BJP MP from Tamil Nadu. Since 1991, he's contested in 7 Lok Sabha elections, winning only two.

Political Timeline of Radhakrishnan P.

• 2019 : P Radhakrishnan again contested parliamentary election from Kanyakumari constituency of Tamil Nadu as BJP candidate but lost to Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar of Congress party.
• 2017 : He was appointed the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Finance; and Ministry of Shipping.
• 2014 : He was elected as the MP of Kanyakumari in 16th Lok Sabha elections where he beat Vasanth Kumar of INC by a margin of 1,28,662 votes.
• 2009 : He contested the 15th Lok Sabha election from Kanyakumari and lost to Davidson Helen of DMK with a 33% votes share.
• 2004 : He lost his bid to the Nagercoil seat to Bellarmin A.V of CPM.
• 1999 : He also served as Minister of State in Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government until 2004.
• 1999 : He finally beat his old rival Dennis N and the Nagercoil constituency with a 50% votes share.
• 1998 : He suffered a third loss in Nagercoil, once again striking out with Dennis N.
• 1996 : He lost the 11th Lok Sabha election from Nagercoil to Dennis .N by securing a 30% vote share.
• 1991 : He lost the 1991 Lok Sabha elections from Nagercoil constituency to Dennis.N of INC who won with 2,79,813 votes.

Radhakrishnan P. Achievements

In his tenure as the Minister of State for Finance P Radhakrishnan approved as many as 67 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 11,703 crore in 2018. The scheme allows senior citizens to open more than one account subject to the overall limit of Rs 15 lakh.

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