Of the 140 members, pro tem Speaker G Sudhakaran, the returning officer for the election, abstained from voting. Of the 139 votes polled, Radhakrishnan, fielded by the UDF, secured 101 votes.
Radhakrishnan also highlighted the organisation’s campaign for a drug-free India and stressed the need for young people to be guided by self-discipline and positive values rather than harmful addictio ...