Mullappally, Shri Ramachandran Constituency   : Vadakara (Kerala) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : Mullappally[DOT]r[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in mullappally[DOT]ramachandran[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Shri Mullappally Gopalan Mother’s Name Smt. Paru Amma Date of Birth 07 Nov 1944 Place of Birth Chombala, Distt. Calicut (Kerala) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 13 Sep 1984 Spouse’s Name Smt. Usha Ramachandran No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A., LL.B. Educated at Government College, Madappally and Law College, Calicut, Kerala University Profession Advocate Political and Social Worker Permanent Address “Ravi”, P.O. Chombala, Distt. Calicut – 673308 Kerala Tel : (0496) 2502345 Present Address 1-A, Sunheri Bagh Lane, New Delhi – 110 011 Tel : (011) 23063102, 09968691122 (M) Positions Held

1967-1968 President, Kerala Students Union (KSU), Calicut District

1969-70 Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action

1970-71 President, Youth Congress, Calicut District

1972-73 Chairman, Calicut University Union

1977-82 President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress

1984-89 General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

1984-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

1985-95 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee

1987-88 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

1987-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

1987-90 Member, Rules Committee

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1990-91 Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce; and Ministry of Tourism

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1991-93 Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation

1993-96 Member, Standing Committee on Industry

Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses

Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on Commerce

Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

1998-99 Member, Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; and Sub-Committee on Action Taken

Member, Committee to Review the rate of Dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenue

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee

2000-05 General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

2005-2010 Vice-President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)

28 May 2009 – May 2014 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs

May 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)

Sep. 2014 onwards Chairman, Central Election Authority, All India Congress Committee

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

12 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Chief Sub-Editor, Viplavam – a Daily in Malyalam, Calicut Social And Cultural Activities President, Youngsters Cultural Association, Chombala; Organized 3 days Seminar “Vision Vatakara – 2025” on development of Vatakara Parliament Constituency in 2009; Organized 47 days – “Kadathanadu Mahotsavam” – a cultural Bonanza in 2010 and National Seminar on Higher Education “Challenges and Opportunities” in 2012 Special Interests Protection and preservation of environment and ecology, Upliftment of weaker sections of society Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and Travelling Countries Visited Cuba, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mozambique, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland and U.S.S.R. Other Information Vice-President, Kerala Students`Union, Kerala, 1968-69; Member, Kerala Education Advisory Board, 1973-75; Kendriya Sainik Board, 1985-87; Spices Council, 1985-88; Postal Advisory Committee, Kerala, 1986-89; Coir Board, 1995-96; Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), 1996; and Telephone Advisory Committee, Kerala Led 58 days long Padayatra from Kasargode to Trivandrum covering all the districts of Kerala against the misrule of Janata Party in the year 1978 as the President of the Kerala Pradesh Yough Congress Committee; Leader of the Padayatra launched in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of “Dandi March” from Calicut to Payyannur under the auspices of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee in the year 2005

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